CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Felines used as mice asset, maybe (7,4)

9. Assiduous, since I count so, probably (13)

10. Turf the poor bloke (3)

11. Organised first judgement in October for protestor (8)

14. Robert Sullivan gets back some of his shine (6)

15. Faster aircraft fire (6)

18. Bug Larry about break-in (8)

20. Took some pleasures back in America (3)

23. Global Island or someone who’s been around? (3,2,3,5)

24. Prismatic development (11)

Down

2. Unusually, genius gets a zero for type of rock (7)

3. A spice club (4)

4. A town in Nebraska, Michigan and Cashel, Byzantine (6)

5. Hot cadet for Sid, initially (3,5)

6. Silly old fish! (5)

7. A record for Victor? (3)

8. Wrongly pursued and seized (7)

12. State where a mum got the French degree (7)

13. Produced a lot on behalf of fifty one initially found in competition (8)

16. Albert leaves one country for another (7)

17. A king was found among the false start hurdlers (6)

19. Go uphill for big Bill (3,2)

21. Catch on a branch (4)

22. She was from nowadays (3)