CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. It has its link with football but not rugby (11)

8. An added clause for one who is up (5)

9. Requires to hold the French hypodermics (7)

10. In fully adapting to it one will make it void (7)

11. It is clumsy, the way it holds the writer back (5)

12. Fashion the Navy has that’s up-to-date (6)

14. View the Spanish might take of a sort of beetle (6)

18. Nothing will slosh about in such a light boat (5)

19. The man on watch who will not be introspective (7)

21. The substance of it is, it is almost unadulterated Ruby (7)

23. It isn’t our turn to give it her (5)

24. In another way, friendly eft is wriggling out of it (11)

Down

1. Corn may have to be replaced by name made up of initials (7)

2. Is ready to ride, being lumbered with it (7)

3. Company taking rig out for a dog (5)

4. Is being a pest in the way any son can (6)

5. One meets one somehow to list things out separately (7)

6. Starts next International lethargically, having no score (3)

7. Postulate that there’s one in the mail (5)

13. The traveller goes to the top of the house for a telling-off (7)

15. In a flower, nitrogen is producing strong reactions (7)

16. May be guilty about the right to regular church ritual (7)

17. As merry as the spirit of Shelley’s skylark (6)

18. Tasty dip as it is returned (5)

20. An OTT way to tour around the East (5)

22. Get shot of first ring I’d been given (3)