CRYPTIC 320 CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Most soldiers see it as the prevailing system (7)

8 How to appease a good friend etc (7)

9 It takes just a nod and Red will have it looking good (7)

10 Seen as fundamentally right to provide aid for some Californians (7)

11 Let the rest show their support (7)

12 Catch that lady down under! (6) 14 A bookie that can move his ears is hard to find (6)

18 A story about Father Bear getting left out (7)

21 A thief who makes very little noise (7)

22 How to save an old convict and keep him from total destruction (7) 23 In the Bible? That figures! (7)

24 All that remains is for you to dwell in it (7)

DOWN

1 For Hardy, friend Laurel would take the rap (7)

2 ... after all, Oliver is so sturdy (5)

3 Here’s one that will fall for you (7) 4 Landed with an authentic tyrant right from the start (6)

5 Men go out to see it in a garden (5) 6 That’s right, a satellite needs it to keep order (7)

7 Just a gentle reminder that an editor can fire one when put out (5)

13 You shell out for them when they find themselves in the soup (7)

15 Take it for granted that a noble will accept money (7)

16 You make it known that you think they’ve pulled a fast one (7)

17 Use lesser energy and remain calm within (6)

18 A difficult question for one that knows the ropes (5)

19 It’ll grow on you, fellow! (5)

20 A legal right of a foreigner (5)