CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Such pomposity is not a front (4)

3 A matchless woman? (8) 8 Over-disposed to wander (4) 9 Mail sent astray results in complaints (8)

11 Eminent composer? (6,2,4) 13 They happen to upset Steven (6)

14 Seize some eggs (6)

17 They help people grow better (5,7)

20 Mother is surrounded by excited Latins, exhibiting charm (8)

21 Seasonal drop (4)

22 Left for part of Egypt, we hear (8)

23 Witnesses a key agreement (4)

DOWN

1 Had a fight and was thrown out (8)

2 I’d come up with poetry that’s different (7)

4 Where you must go if you have time (6)

5 Effeminate country? (2,4,4) 6 The up-and-down principle (5)

7 Charge for a plant (4) 10 They’re not easy to enter because of the locks (10) 12 They get down to sorting the lists (8)

15 Pray the change will do you good (7)

16 Fearfully impressed (6) 18 Does he give straight decisions? (5)

19 Block the way to work? (4)