Try our cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Cinema attendants drug dealers, though not initially (6)

4 Tell, while at school? (6)

8 Reptile more upset when beheaded! (5)

9 Collects and sorts out the rags (7)

10 Small quantity came from lid Bert dislodged (7)

11 Turning machine bubbles endlessly (5)

12 Jettison the soft, go berserk (3,4,2)

17 Spontaneous remark made by wayward lad to one bishop (2‑3)

19 Say woman loses plug completely (7)

21 Increase in fine overdue (7) 22 One in the majority, wet (5)

23 Opens flexible cape as a gamble (2,4)

24 Rush madly for chosen profession (6)

DOWN

1 Country lawyer following a gun accident (6)

2 Being evasive with some field work (7)

3 Country river, Russian one? (5)

5 Short letter backing public school allowed (7)

6 Floating voter not hidden (5)

7 Shellfish with strength, we hear (6)

9 Good heat circulation on river lodge (9)

13 Responsible for late mob rioting (2,5)

14 Pardon four breaking in to smithy (7)

15 Material part of medical I conduct (6)

16 Some boys terrified marine creature (6)

18 Flits around elevators (5)

20 Noisily interfere with American resort (5)