Fairly straightforward puzzle, I thought – solving time, 16 mins
* = anagram < = reversed
ACROSS
5 LIBE (RA) L
7 RO UGH OR<
9 M (INNESOT) AN (tension)*
10 GO (S) H hog<
11 DYNAMO (Monday)*
13 R HE TOR IC
14 HER TFORDHSIRE (hero drifts)*
16 CANNIBAL cf Hannibal
18 E (NG) ELS
20 GILL Double definition – not sure if drink is still sold in that measure.
21 CONS PIRACY
22 GEN I.E.
24 H US BAND
DOWN
1 OB A N
2 B (RUSH) O F F
3 O RANGE
4 BUR (GEO) NING (ego)*
5 LA (IT) Y
6 LITERARY LUNCH Cryptic definition – hoping this is right and am fairly confident it is but it’s not in my dicts as a phrase.
8 HO STILE
12 A (DR ENA) LINE
14 HE A RING
15 SHE E PISH Rider Haggard’s novel, well known to solvers.
17 B(l)ACKER Take out the l = left
19 L U CID
20 R O AM