6 Biblical mountain where, at halfway, Gilead meets the serpent (6)
8 German poet is to attend to English article (6)
9 River’s welcome is in the spectacles all around (4)
10 Trunk of sailor found in bits in Chelsea? Chester, perhaps? (3,5)
11 Hail old woman standing in for painter (7)
13 Survived after barbarian almost comes close (3,2)
15 Kind of word to check? (5)
17 They work almost ridiculously late in the recording studio, these (7)
19 Drugs party bugs identify Esau’s crowd (8)
21 One joke this man Samuel slaughtered… (4)
23 …(jokes are about copiers) (6)
24 Has a fit warrant officer on board ship (6)
Cryptic down
1 Look out for broadcast, an Indian one, perhaps (4)
2 Shape of lengthy Russian river at its head (6)
3 Ring from somewhere in classical Greece to somewhere in India (4)
4 One in Exodus sees black hole appear after a little while (6)
5 Masses clobber the French after tea and a roll (8)
7 Answer’s hardwood: a solution that’s worthy ? (6)
12 She was after John’s head after fall of Rhodesia (8)
14 Count American money over, not using the Ford model (6)
16 Terrorist equipment in Home Counties criminal met, needing 15… (6)
18 …a bag holder, with drink and drugs (6)
20 Perhaps it’s a canine sort of bone found by river (4)
22 Tobit’s wife has a name, whichever way you look at it (4)
Quick across
6 Disappear (6)
8 Kind of tea; alternative remedy (6)
9 Run through: attempt (4)
10 US state and lake (8)
11 Caused to be embarrassed (7)
13 Barbary pirate three-master (5)
15 Piece of land (5)
17 Brother of Ham (7)
19 NT port built for the time some 50 miles south of 21 (8)
21 OT port, in earlier times known as Akko or (Antiochus) Ptolemais (4)
23 Alehouse (6)
24 Snare, bag (6)
Quick down
1 Breathe hard (4)
2 Type of rain cloud (6)
3 Smart, fashionable (4)
4 Bear-like (6)
5 Colourful parrot-like bird (8)
7 Pound: mallet (6)
12 Cypriot Levite and Apostle, a companion of Paul (8) 14 Capital of Zimbabwe (6)
16 Kidney-shaped edible nut, rich in protein (6)
18 Fireplace; family life (6)
20 Hierarchical position in the military: appalling (4)
22 500 sheets: widen a hole, eg in a gun barrel (4)
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