CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Coshed quite badly at the club (11)

9. Pivotal point of an opendoor policy (5)

10. Hide in Africa (7)

11. Look angrily but not hesitantly at the light emitted (4)

12. Unravelling is seen as simplicity (8)

14. Type of law that’s laid down piece by piece (6)

15. Demanding silver-edged cover (6)

18. State of inertia exhibited in battle (8)

20. Left in a sticky substance looking gloomy (4)

22. At university Mark shows improvement (7)

23. Possible location of capsized canoe (5)

24. Author’s table? (7,4)

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2. Fiery outcome of mixing gin for Ouse cocktail (7)

3. Ship’s company in railway town, say (4)

4. Eddie’s removed domesticated variety of feline (6)

5. Soonest rise late surprisingly (8)

6. In America Sam could be a family man (5)

7. Scheme fails when match has finished (3,4,2,2)

8. Deliver me a set of books from the batch (11)

13. Pluto comes overland to entertain (8)

16. Despite the indisposition I will go over the loch (7)

17. Serious problem with melons (6)

19. Messenger not left but right, feeling great annoyance (5)

21. Double enclosure (4)