Colgan's cryptic crossword
Across
1. Reportedly gone clear of the bottom (6)
4. Informative paper produced light piece of music (6)
9. How addicts fulfilled drug habit in the beginning, with insatiable hunger (13)
10.Not a nice person found at rear of club (4)
11. Female’s followed success to get so far (8)
13. Hard-to-understand writer is sea-bound (11)
16. For instance, a pro preparing ice drink with dairy blend (8)
17. Whiten, removing Nitrogen and Carbon? Nonsense! (4)
19. Very competitive, tough prisoner’s questioned (4-9)
20. Is involved in deliberate waste (6)
21. Various means to exsiccate (6)
Down
1. Go down blazing! (6)
2. Potentially dangerous activities place limits on drinks (7,6)
3. An animal attack (4)
5. Ninety degrees, say, is opposite … (core of mathematics!) (8)
6. Carried on and became abusive following spray, but is wrongly interpreted (13)
7. Loft scrap found in elevated viewing area (6)
8. Incomprehensible person cut by director (11)
12. Vessels follow through bridges (8)
14. English town associated with Milton Berle, for example (6)
15. Base wanting covered way out (6)
18. Attractive women cut off relationships for this guy (4)
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