Clues
Across
- 1 Trash found in Scottish island’s first recorded structure (10)
- 7 Unusually cruel punishment for the stressed? (5)
- 8 One admitted to church body is readily taken in (5)
- 9 Stunt aircraft equipment (3)
- 11 Resort in south of France - not half fancy hotel (4)
- 13 Note about ’80s film: “it’s cheesy” (4)
- 14 Farewell to industry leader in commercial Europe (5)
- 15 Go fast, beginning to grab foothold (4)
- 17 Nothing to show for neat dram taken regularly (4)
- 19 Upfront supporter of British artist (3)
- 21 Worn out accommodating English landlord (5)
- 22 One wears head-covering initially in Caribbean country (5)
- 23 Mr. Jawbones gets confused with Mr. Dynamite? (5, 5)
Down
- 1 Radical operation for “old-fashioned” tuber (6, 4)
- 2 Ship found capsized in South Cayman (5)
- 3 Rock formation supports seal (4)
- 4 Are not on speaking terms with family member (4)
- 5 Flag raised over rogue, ultimately those in power (5)
- 6 Bond grabs chopper: “time to loosen up” (10)
- 10 One finds rice pudding getting colder (5)
- 12 “Raising Arizona” gala opening has sudden change of course (3)
- 13 Enthusiast’s change of heart causes amusement (3)
- 16 Stealthy sort new in Berlin, yes? (5)
- 18 Before noon, one has energy for friend (5)
- 19 That is preceded by essentially hybrid dairy product (4)
- 20 Whaler in group from Norway gets first bit of blubber (4)
Setter’s notes
Lots of short words for a bigger crossword. I probably should have included a phrase spanning several entries for variety, but I had something else in mind…
Across
- 1 “Trash” = SCRAP, inside “Scottish island” = SKYE, then the first letter of “Recorded” — SKYSCRAPER.
- 7 An anagram (“unusually”) of CRUEL — ULCER.
- 8 “One” = I, admitted to “church body” = NAVE — NAIVE.
- 9 “Aircraft” = KITE, stunted — KIT, “equipment”.
- 11 Half of the resort in the south of France, BIARRITZ — RITZ.
- 13 “Note” = FA, about the ’80s film ET — FETA.
- 14 The leader of “Industry” = I inside “commercial” = AD + “Europe” = EU — ADIEU.
- 15 “Go fast” = RUN + the beginning of “Grab” — RUNG, “foothold”.
- 17 Alternate letters (“taken regularly”) of “NeAt DrAm” — NADA.
- 19 “British” = B + “artist” = RA — BRA, an upfront supporter.
- 21 An anagram (“worn out”) of WORN, accommodating “English” = E — OWNER.
- 22 “One” = I, wearing “head-covering” = HAT, then the initial of “In” — HAITI.
- 23 An anagram (“gets confused”) of MR JAWBONES — JAMES BROWN, Mr. Dynamite.
Down
- 1 “Old-fashioned” = SQUARE + “tuber” = ROOT — SQUARE ROOT.
- 2 Hidden reversed (“capsized”) in “souTH CAYman” — YACHT.
- 3 An anagram (“formation”) of ROCK — CORK, “seal”.
- 4 Sounds like (“on speaking terms”) “are not” = AREN’T — AUNT.
- 5 “Flag” = TILE, raised (reversed), over the last letter of “roguE” — ELITE.
- 6 “Bond” = RELATION, grabbing “chopper” = AX — RELAXATION.
- 10 “One” = I + an anagram (“pudding”) of RICE — ICIER.
- 12 “Arizona” = AZ, raised (reversed), + the opening of “Gala” — ZAG.
- 13 “Enthusiast” = FAN, with a change of heart — FUN.
- 16 “New” = N + IN + German for “yes” = JA — NINJA.
- 18 “Before noon” = AM + “one” = I + “energy” = GO — AMIGO.
- 19 “That is” = IE, preceded by the middle of “hyBRid” — BRIE.
- 20 “Group from Norway” = A-HA + the first bit of “Blubber” — AHAB.
There’s rather a lot of “one” = I in this one, isn’t there? I only noticed afterwards — apologies for the sameness.