7 Iona’s bid to break into glassy stuff (8)
8 Writing’s on the wall for sub captain in retreat (4)
9 Something that fastens contains polymers primarily (4)
10 Parts of book bloke finds almost pithy (8)
11 Atmospheric arena affected baptiser, lost assuredness in the end (4,3)
12 Love of Marx runs out, for years this woman was a monster (5)
15 Bird man’s tribute (5)
17 Girl of one particular apostle (7)
20 In this sound, not so much a course plotted if it’s lacking subtlety (8)
22 Oratorio was in part written in Corn Belt country (4)
23 Henry’s lady’s OK in golf, hitting the middle of fairway (4)
24 King is leaving the old city in a secured unit, going to another (8)
Cryptic down
1 These days gets support in the centre of Leeds to graze (6)
2 Jethro’s girl, Oprah, translated following the code (8)
3 Thumb a lift into Home Counties town (7)
4 South American tin mine has no margin for lead (5)
5 No right to be used in promenade’s lettering (4)
6 Show irritation at university after getting behind (4,2)
13 This party for most of the time keeps you in the dark (3-5)
14 Leader West needs to sort out (7)
16 Kind of at home, not? (2,1,3)
18 Movement of effluent leaves the south, heading now north (3,3)
19 Pen or sword needed when on guard? (5)
21 One’s deflated; perhaps you should get the port (4)
Quick across
7 Unstable, being overloaded above (3-5)
8 Pagan father of 20 (4)
9 Rank immediately below marquess (4)
10 Syrian home to Aramaeans who fought and lost to David (8)
11 Tennessee city named after one in ancient Egyptian (7)
12 File [1] (5)
15 File [2] (5)
17 Patron saint of shoe-makers (7)
20 Great king of Judah who abolished idolatry (8)
22 Put on a scale (4)
23 Nap (4)
24 Surrounding area (8)
Quick down
1 Give to charity (6)
2 City named after the father of Alexander the Great (8)
3 Soppy, lachrymose (7)
4 One of the dwarf peoples of equatorial Africa (5)
5 Colleen (4)
6 South American wild cat [1] (6)
13 Common designation of Psalm 51, set to music by Allegri and others (8)
14 File [3] (7)
16 South American wild cat [2] (6)
18 Purpose (6)
19 Bathroom cleaner? (5)
21 Sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade (4)
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