January 2002 - 15 x 15 Cryptic Crossword

Clues - Across

8. Cure for lovesickness? (8)

9. The ideal state of mind (6)

10. Calm those getting upset about nothing... (6)

11. ...with an evergreen appeal to an ill-starred channel-swimmer (8)

12. Red car disappearing into a hole (4)

13. Heraldic officer turns up via a devious route (10)

15. Woman overwhelmed by curse: she brings warning of death (7)

16. Deal with commercial clothing (7)

18. No point thinking of embezzling funds (10)

19. Friend? Entirely unknown (4)

20. Having strength I pound round among policemen (8)

22. A ruler some while back (6)

23. Think back to Hitler's defeat as a basis for writing (6)

24. Look further for lucky symbol lacking first 20% (8)

Clues - Down

1. Hippy couple remaining unchristened (10,5)

2. Shakespearian lady losing no time in becoming a lover? (8,7)

3. Cabbage to pick with time for insects (10)

4. Where birds might gather or go back when a man's around (7)

5. One-time invader renowned for sacking (4)

6. Play? Always unpredictable (3,5,3,4)

7. Most unconventional way for bride to act at altar would perpetrate a revealing blunder (4,7,4)

14. Indeed guts are ruined when it's a raw state (10)

17. Slightly unusual bible - part of it's a curio (7)

21. It's a blow when a rustic suffers a family bereavement (4)