Cryptic Crossword 1-23

Across:

7 Thrush, Th (extremely tough i.e., first and last letter in tough), rush (jet), flyer (def as in bird)

8 Printout, hard copy (def), PR (president), in (playing), tout (trumpet)

9 Sombrero, sombre (obscure), or (alternative), round (reversal), hat (def)

10 Slough, swamp (def), slew (bucket), say (implies homophone)

11 Jiujitsu, martial arts (def), acrostic (beginners in), rest is fodder

12 Reefer, refer (bear), touring (container), E (Spain), Mary Jane (def)

13 Stomach pump, can be (anagram of) “mom’s patch up”, rest is def

18 Sprang, S (southern), R (queen), caught in (insertion), pang (sting), released (def)

20 Abutment, juxtaposition (def), A (amateur), men (Joes), dividing (insertion), butt (booty)

22 Merino, looking back (reverse scan), from (hidden), fine wool (def), rest is fodder

23 Interest, double definition

24 Star sign, star (prominent), sign (character), cancer for example (def)

25 Muzzle, restrain (def), mule (jenny), without (container), bar = Z so bars = ZZ

Down:

1 Chaotic, confused (def), chat (rap), about (container), O (nothing), IC (I see)

2 Turbojet, rocket plane (def), retiring (reversal of) job (place), in (insertion), turret (small tower) - r (not rare)

3 Threat, danger (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder

4 Airstrip, air (look), strip (funny), runway (def),

5 Otiose, damage (anagram of) soot + i.e. (that is), not worth the candle (def)

6 Burgher, burger (typical American fare), drawing in (container), H (Hungarian), citizen (def)

8 Pronunciation, pro (for), nun (sister), CIA (spy agency), TION (empty container)

14 Magnolia, flower (def), wild (anagram of) Mongolia + A (Austria) -n (not in capital of Ohio)

15 Memorize, prisoners (hidden), con (def), rest is fodder

16 Aplenty, a (a), plenty (liberal), generous (def), plenty and aplenty are synonyms

17 Oneself, reflexive form of one (def), nasty (anagram of) SE (London area) + felon

19 Aviary, A (Austria), via (by way of), RY (railway), flyer’s pad (def)

21 Uptime, meta, emit (target), measure of availability (def), one way to get emit is up (reversal of) time