ACROSS
- 1 What Victor did after the race (4,5)
- 8 Local publication, or a section of it (3)
- 9 Painting the sea blue, for instance (11)
- 11 Get back in to centre of procession (7)
- 12 Carries some animals (5)
- 13 Notoriety the outcome if many go astray (6)
- 15 Humble churchman takes me in (6)
- 17 A young lady, perhaps, may find it incorrect (5)
- 18 Officer has gone, possibly to a German city (7)
- 20 She may charm everything other than screens (11)
- 22 Is no longer part of American wasteland (3)
- 23 Spectacles on: letter G is improved! (9)
DOWN
- 2 She has a daughter in the A.A. (3)
- 3 Warning about tune at first being loud (5)
- 4 Trio performing before the queen, one of them causing a disturbance (6)
- 5 Head teacher with Russian money problem (7)
- 6 Leader pages read with arms and legs outstretched (6-5)
- 7 One basic change to note of respect (9)
- 10 Saving the state (11)
- 11 Part of the city where crockery can be purchased? (9)
- 14 False claim about American film, perhaps (7)
- 16 The French involved in turnover of rice cake (6)
- 19 Admit taking part in vile tinpot production (3,2)
- 21 Sort out the side when one drinks too much (3)