Thursday 15 October

Across

1 Describe artist engaged in painting in Newcastle? (7) 5 Henry’s business delivered foodstuff (7) 9 Tam’s Irish greeting?w (3,2,3,7) 10 Third dance, perhaps it’s a trap (5) 11 Most cold sauce ingredients initially tasty (9) 12 Dictator’s letter writing that’s more intense (9) 14 English family houses spotless (5) 15 Entrepreneur Bill upset agribusiness, returned feeds (5) 16 Minister’s housing saint, pagan or English rogue (9) 18 King out of uniform is welcoming sex that produces swelling and stiffness (9) 21 That woman detective takes off (5) 22 Pass on Monopoly? (4,3,4,4) 23 State bay is a disappointment (7) 24 Short prophet after tip-off played with dog (7)

Down

1 Remarked such a cake is unprepared (7) 2 Blessed priests venerate MPs maybe (15) 3 Terrible state of justice after beheading (9) 4 Nietzsche’s final, brief broad principle (5) 5 Unusually large one, drone a US hit (9) 6 Two rivers in the country (5) 7 Why eat anise cake confection in food parcel? (7,8) 8 Eastern country unit reported to be tense (7) 13 Irritable setter’s one found in hospital (9) 14 Spanner from Ford and BMW not English, right? (5-4) 15 Immature girl wearing good, short dress in Northern city (7) 17 Tested article by journalist (7) 19 Old, half-hearted rotter disgruntled (5) 20 Studies about investing in tins (5)