August 2021 Puzzles and Solutions

Across

• 1 Mother’s second collection (4)
• 3 A wildebeest is brought back into sound accommodation (8)
• 9 Bruises covering the last of her pixies (7)
• 10 Agency is finally to prosper, securing extra protection (5)
• 11 Post personal possessions and there will be consequences (5-7)
• 13 Spies captured rogue insect (6)
• 15 Parent performing drill (6)
• 17 I hear you can return oddly cheap furniture but it's hardly reasonable (12)
• 20 Back street associate grabs the extremist (5)
• 21 Toilets disturbed poet (1,1,5)
• 22 Preoccupied with being bossed around taking directions (8)
• 23 Addict sure to reform (4)

Down

• 1 Security services' competition to find terrible couple (8)
• 2 Turned back sheets for little swimmer (5)
• 4 Dangerous opposing sides leaving funerals in chaos (6)
• 5 Pork cut garnished with artichoke for frequent flyer (12)
• 6 Frivolous at university, so start smoking (5,2)
• 7 Richard put it under mistletoe (4)
• 8 Lady Prescott distributed old fliers (12)
• 12 Architect's opening framed in wrought iron (8)
• 14 Tin sled bends and tapers (7)
• 16 Pay for rest (6)
• 18 Joy then ecstasy lacking in blitheness (5)
• 19 Father goes by open top rail (4)