Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps

Across
5) See 4d
8) IST (10)
9) Throw out and behead the one sent away (5)
10) Shift bum over gap to make space for Rose (10)
11) “What?” “I agree!” (3)
12) Try-hard boffin drops the pepper! (5)
13) See 18d
16) Second-rate PC with shack (missing back) in this city (8,3,4)
17) Alcoholics Anonymous takes Moe and little boy into single cell (6)
19) Develop disease after crossing Italian river in reverse (3)
20) Obstruct Tories, then reverse it before fois gras (10)
22) Ancient king infuriated Simon (5)
23) Obstructed vehicle stank and lost direction (10)
24) The sex of Monsieur Beer (4)
Down
1) Not bothered about blasphemer missing religious education: give him a pat on the head! (9)
2) Beheaded, but nearly all do their best. (6)
3) Make note with two pencils – whatever! (4)
4), 5a) “Transparent like phone pioneer”? That's unambiguous! (2,5,2,1,4)
6) Takes pleasure in 'English Delights'? (6)
7) Wants to sound slack, kinda (5)
8) Silly cow bedded; covered in sticky strands!
13) Point company about stage for showing points (10)
14) One aim of Zen: attain mental state like 4 (5,4)
15) Heartily in accord, I ally with him (9)
17) Much left, after American chopper, of this amphibian? (6)
18) Tied – untied – untied! (6)
19) Semi-priapic, somewhat small column (5)
21) Senile Moses misses the point a bit (4)
(spelling error in 17d unfortunately - the answer is a letter short)
Please feel free to have a go, crossword peeps.
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