1: Taste of beer and liquor with game (3-6)
2: Mary-Jane crochets her Pop a jumper (11)
3: The French Mr Menzies is a rodent (7)
4: Creates nucleotide sequences, written about time after time (9)
5: Zealous police action captures leader of blackmailers (5)
6: Prisoners drawing in some light colours (7)
8: Prohibit couple from erotically wearing less clothing (5)
13: Put hot cocoa out for someone glued to the TV (5,6)
15: Tries getting involved in real drama practice (9)
16: Trying restful turns around ship (9)
18: Returning, some felt it necessary to provide grounds for legal claims (7)
20: Snubbed a vacant journalist (7)
21: Michael Caine, first outspoken host (5)
22: Reptile eventually climbing a hill (5)
24: Feel sick from crack? (3)