1. Man's capital leader leaving out good man (7,3)
2. Second place gets old punishment (6,5)
3. The french back the german (5)
4. Alpine residue (8,3)
5. For policy press in here (7)
6. Bear is confused without the french female (3)
7. He has quiet heart (5)
8. Ran wild (5)
10. Like writer (5)
11. Clean and tidy northerner (9,6)
12.she's nuts (5)
13. Take another way (4)
14. Church is after worker (5)
15. A pig is penned by lots (8)
16. Could be safety, type of mail (4)
17. Well liked although heartless (6)
18. Union, state and country hold unknown form of exercise (10
19. Man is in tears before cry of pain (7,6)
20. Smooth (5)
21. Today, tomorrow? It's in your hand (4,4)
22. Not me by the sound of it (3)
23. Angry at being put on top of the cake (4,6)
24. Nipping sort of fruit (4,5)