1 Tense order has shocked locked-up cynic (6)
4 Geordie nearly read back a bit of Virgil’s stuff (6)
8 Irish town’s court is defaced (5)
9 Gung-ho types Zola set about (7)
10 Gather to raise a number (5,2)
11 I am past the final stage of development (5)
12 In Belize, hat fashion is the balmoral sort? (9)
17 First in Greek, little king reportedly gets an ‘A’ (5)
19 King replaces king in Israel, one of Abraham’s line (7)
21 County is hard to describe north of the Medway (7)
22 Mesopotamian city, a piece of Middle Earth on reflection (5)
23 Uncovered type of bearskin, we’re informed (6)
24 Set rules about river, one to cross with no return, where ‘no return’ is redacted (6)
Cryptic down
1 Count in Rossini’s article on postulation (6)
2 Savvy getting into iron when having nothing, earlier being redundant (2,2,3)
3 7 secret police caught by abstainers have died (5)
5 One from Susa’s tame lie in assassination (7)
6 Horrible infection of a part of the ear is going round (5)
7 Remove stain from dictator (6)
9 Left out Ahaz in help for revolutionary prophet (9)
13 Italian slopes are often stressing things (7)
14 Erica’s hot when radiator circulates (7)
15 Croat, perhaps, the first in Bosnia and last Kosovo, finally in Serbia, won (6)
16 Goth in the French style, endlessly wealthy (6)
18 Carried a torch for journalist, being in support of press (5)
20 Faith one has in Scottish industry (5)
Quick across
1 Slum ghetto (6)
4 Good-for-nothing (3,3)
8 Colourless, odourless inert gas, about 1% of the atmosphere (5)
9 Landlocked middle-European country (7)
10 OT book, ‘my messenger’ in Hebrew (7)
11 Collect slowly; gather (5)
12 Mendicant friar garbed in white (9)
17 Brouhahas (2-3)
19 Greek translation of Elisha (7)
21 Name shared by a son of Ahab and a son of Jehoram (7)
22 Open pie made of dough spread with a base of herby tomato sauce and cheese (5)
23 School desk item (6)
24 Of or relating to the plant life in a particular region (6)
Quick down
1 Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating (6)
2 Goody-goody (7)
3 Pick-me-up (5)
5 Slender spear of the Bantu (either spelling) (7)
6 Eagle’s lair (5)
7 Characteristic of old photos (6)
9 One of several kings of Gerar in Genesis and later (9)
13 (Temporary) relief from harm or discomfort (7)
14 Third son of Aaron (7)
15 Riddle with gunfire from a fighter plane (6)
16 Lash out at (6)
18 Theatrical piece (5)
20 Drive (5)
Winners (0426 Cryptic): David Moyes, Darlington; Margaret MacMillan, Isle of Cumbrae Winners (0426 Quick): Francis Besick, Stretford; Mrs M Turney, Northumberland
Sudoku 0428
Solution 0427
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