Solving time: 26 mins
* = anagram
ACROSS
1 CU POL(e) A
4 S CRAM S The athlete Steve Cram
11 PA THAN(e)
12 ERLANGEN (Greenlan)* D = Germany German university city.
16 PRE(RA)P HA! ELITE Very good, that.
18 PELL-MELL cf Pall Mall
20 VI AGRA 3×2 = 6 (VI)
21 BOD KIN
22 W (INN) I PEG WI = West Indies Capital of Manitoba (Canada)
24 PLAN ET
DOWN
1 C OP LAND Aaron C, American composer
3 Sophia LORE N
5 CHAR LOT T(h)E
9 BREAK THE LAW (wealth)*
14 A GAME M(a)N ON On = leg (cricket) Greek mythology – led the siege of Troy
17 EAR NEST
19 Jim LAKE R Famous cricketer. Spinner = spin bowler.