ACROSS
- 1 Criticism of Brit back to form (8)
- 5 Staunch supporter (4)
- 9 Crystal box? (4)
- 10 Scot polished and thoroughly cleansed (8)
- 11 Polite like a good citizen (5)
- 12 Welsh river, oddly apes the ocean (4-3)
- 13 Figure of fun emerges during a shocking glut (8,5)
- 18 Busy Tees port in which one might swing? (8)
- 19 Gather together, leaderless,and find a friend (4)
- 20 Musical effect with a lot more vibration (7)
- 21 Platform from which you get the coach (5)
- 22 See band from window (4)
- 23 Army quitter steered erratically on river (8)
DOWN
- 2 There's a duplicate of a flawed pearl about I see (7)
- 3 Twisting sport in winter? (7)
- 4 If you are, you're liable to get hurt (8-5)
- 6 Rashly take a stab at company hot stuff! (7)
- 7 Bird in the mire for a jape (7)
- 8 Covers songs for two about victory (6)
- 13 Silly titles about nothing - that's an understatement (7)
- 14 No good Sue's crazy over Les (7)
- 15 Tile container? (6)
- 16 Upturned farm vehicle on hill used for ploughing? (7)
- 17 Colonel having gone out to somewhere in Germany (7)