Crossword by Boffles

No.304

Across

1 Low grade Covid? (4,5)

6 All at it are confused? (3)

8 ‘Brandy for the Parson, ……. for the Clerk’ Kipling (5)

9 Strategy essentials (7)

10 Attractive like a right royal charlie (6)

12 Northern life is fairylike? (5)

13 Endless smoking gets the bird (6)

14 Wielded by Old Father Time (6)

17 A golfer cuts up thus when in it? (5)

19 Whenever you like a weave (2,4)

21 General Motors’ agricultural division? (2,5)

22 Feeble-sounding deceptive movement (5)

23 Elephant end can bite (3)

24 What’s left to do with unwanted books (9)

Down

1 What ever happened to this Jane? (4)

2 Reprimand or mark as done (4,3)

3 Blossom with possibility? (3)

4 Crazy girl makes spice (6)

5 Something above criticism wanders Indian streets (6,3)

6 Inflexible body (5)

7 Non-presence supposedly endearing (7)

11 Someone close we are told to love (9)

13 Historic Italian university town (7)

15 Time in league with counted (7)

16 Cab’s fine, we hear (6)

18 Samson reliant on his hair being so (5)

20 Mix found in prison? (4)

22 US organisation for hoovering up bad guys (3)

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