6 Place where Paul was not allowed in by Thai, being awkward (8)
8 Missing the river in the end, being sentimental (4)
9 Dodgy part of town for graduate in funds (6)
10 Beethoven work, for example, takes a month to digest with no middle bit (6)
11 Old Bill and old Bob in orders (4)
13 Language one needed for the Civil Service (8)
15 Lord, he maybe descended from Douglas (3,2,3)
19 Sibyl Rees is retired (4)
20 One knight goes to the front leg to mount (6)
21 Apocryphal tale of United Church’s following pub’s lead (6)
23 Matthew sometimes bears a different label – the first name in jeans? (4)
24 New gin cocktails the First Lady’s slipped into soirees (8)
Cryptic down
1 Tuscan city is being featured in Pennsylvania (4)
2 Amun’s place is almost unbeatable (6)
3 He’s blind – this guy has an issue (6)
4 More idealistic nationalism? (6)
5 Living in church, gets nice beef spread (8)
7 Book one for raising a new stink (5)
12 I love Roman customs, those we find in the Bible (8)
14 King of Judah one’s not found incontinent, as it is said, perhaps (3)
16 God appears very large to girl (6)
17 One in coaching has lost a stable facility (6)
18 Big shot admitted no end of aristocrat (5)
19 Revelation: church raid found fake and fringe saints (6)
22 US composer of the century’s declining years (4)
Quick across
6 Levite appointed by David to help direct Temple music (8)
8 Villein; bondman (4)
9 Major city of SW Iran, arguably from which is derived the wine grape the French call syrah (6)
10 Good-for-nothing (6)
11 Scottish west coast fishing and ferry port (4)
13 Rich city of W Asia, alluded to in Colossians; one of the seven churches in Revelation (8)
15 One of Israel’s principal judges (8)
19 Stockings (4)
20 Smallest possible quantities (6)
21 Everyday (6)
23 At liberty (4)
24 Curved oriental sabre (8)
Quick down
1 Mother of Levi and Judah (4)
2 Beat to the tape (6)
3 Completely (2,4)
4 St. Francis’ birthplace (6)
5 Companion of Paul, a missionary in Galatia (8)
7 Light brown or yellowish brown colour: edible nut-bearing tree (5)
12 RC prayer book (8)
14 — Khan, title of the head of the Ismaili Muslims (3)
16 Young cow (6)
17 Final transport? (6)
18 Asian capital, on the Red River (5)
19 Eremite (6)
22 Name shared by two Greek heroes of the Trojan War (4)
Winners (0441 Cryptic): Sue Marsh, Tunbridge Wells; David Moyes, Darlington Winners (0441 Quick): David and Theresa O’Neill. Newcastle upon Tyne; Mrs M McKenna, Winchester
Sudoku 0443
Solution 0442
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