CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It’s something outstanding for the high churchman (8)

5 The girl from Holland or Austria (4)

9 Don’t include the beginnings of our material in time (4)

10 & 21AcDoesn’t stand for what the President does (5,3,5) 11 The end of a collation in the bag will make this! (5)

12 Tearing the rock apart (7) 13 One may lose it on a visit to the theatre (13)

18 Being pre-eminent, some return inside the stronghold (8) 19 One endlessly cherished concept (4)

20 Removal of record is undoubted after a long time (7) 21 See 10 Across

22 In parades a showy piece of regalia (4)

23 Game wardens? (8)

DOWN

2 A reminder from chaps in unusual tome (7)

3 Spots a section that has been destroyed (7)

4 Dramatic transformation for which shift-workers are used! (6,2,5)

6 Away team not having entered (7)

7 Everlasting description of those who stay young longer (7)

8 Provides compensation about French country (6)

13 A hundred proposals for making moneyboxes (7)

14 The usual standards encompassing an early group of invaders (7)

15 Academically speaking, a temporary settlement by America (6)

16 Not one nor the other could be in there (7)

17 Tries to change the French, being destitute of ideas (7)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Impost. 4 Tramps. 9 Operationally. 10 Emended. 11 Latin. 12 Atoms. 14 Adorn. 18 Timed. 19 Article. 21 Pantechnicons. 22 Assist. 23 Edison.

Down: 1 Ironed. 2 Presentiments. 3 Staid. 5 Rankled.

6 Military cross. 7 Saying. 8 Minds. 13 Madness. 15 Utopia. 16 Pasha. 17 Person. 20 Third.