Weekend Quick Cryptic 75 - Solution

My fellow TimesforTheTimes contributors Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce Quick Cryptic crosswords to fill the gap left by the Saturday Times not having one. The plan is for us to take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's my turn. 

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below. Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on TfTT. You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here. 

COME AND MEET SOME FELLOW CROSSWORD LOVERS. We are planning another get together of Weekend QC Compilers, TfTT Bloggers and Commenters on Saturday 24th June from 12:00 at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, Greater London, SE1 1NH. All are very welcome. We are also expecting Mick Hodgkin, the Times Puzzles Editor, Richard Rogan, The Times Crossword Editor and Pete Biddlecombe, Sundays Times Crossword Editor and founder of Times for The Times to drop in. If you intend coming along, please drop me a line to Johninterred's Email, or send me a message via the "Contact Me" box in the sidebar, so we can have some idea of numbers and reserve sufficient table space.

Before looking at the answers, if you would like some additional help, click the label below.

Hints...

Some hints and tips:

• "If you see a U, think Q" may help for one of the answers.
• Washington is the state not the president
• In 24D you need to separate "time added on"

And click on this label to get the solution.

Solution and explanation of the answers...

Definitions underlined in bold italics, (Abc)* indicating anagram of Abc,  {deletions} and [] other indicators.

Across
1 Back to drink wine (7)
SUPPORT – SUP (drink) PORT (wine)
5 A cat's tiniest little things (5)
ATOMS – A TOM’S (cat’s).
8 At first our untrained nuns couldn't educate lightweight (5)
OUNCE – Initial letters, [at first], of Our Untrained Nuns Couldn’t Educate.
9 Speaker's chivalrous every evening (7)
NIGHTLY – Sounds like, [speaker’s] KNIGHTLY (chivalrous).
10 Spread the word - blue pic is to be circulated (9)
PUBLICISE – (blue pic is)* [to be circulated].
12 One hundred not out! (3)
TON – (not)* [out].
13 Mean and waspish (6)
STINGY – Double definition.
14 More than one small bird gets cold feet (6)
QUAILS – Double definition.
17 Whistler's finally under the turf (3)
REF – Last letters of, [finally], undeR thE turF.
18 Came across translated trad verse (9)
TRAVERSED – (trad verse)* [translated].
20 Cover musician on the radio (7)
WRAPPER – Sounds like RAPPER (musician) [on the radio].
21 More wide? (5)
EXTRA – Double definition. The second, a cricket term, being a definition by example, hence the ?
23 Be afraid of coiled adder (5)
DREAD – (adder)* [coiled].
24 Cry after Washington match abandoned (7)
WASHOUT – WA (Washington; abbreviation for the state) SHOUT (cry).
 
Down
1 Exclusive sort of utensil (5)
SCOOP – Double definition.
2 Criticise Greek god (3)
PAN – Double definition.
3 Initial opportunity (7)
OPENING – Another double definition!
4 Element can identify cartoon character (6)
TINTIN – TIN (element) TIN (can).
5 Fish discovered in sylvan glen (5)
ANGLE – Hidden in sylvAN GLEn.
6 In the open air takes off clothes and runs faster (9)
OUTSTRIPS – OUT (in the open) STRIPS (takes off clothes).
7 Adages, for example, in Grammar School (7)
SAYINGS – SAY (for example) IN GS (Grammar School).
11 Short job for barrister - his paperwork kept here (9)
BRIEFCASE -  BRIEF (short) CASE (job for barrister).
13 Fastened securely, but in a hopeless position (7)
SCREWED – Double definition.
15 Futile instruction to be economical (7)
USELESS – USE LESS (instruction to be economical).
16 Have an argument after glass of beer here on Tyneside (6)
JARROW – JAR (glass of beer) ROW (have an argument).
18 Lukewarm tea unfinished, policeman quietly comes back (5)
TEPID – TE{a} [unfinished], DI (policemen) P (quietly) [comes back] -> PID.
19 Outline plan for American beer (5)
DRAFT – Double definition.
22 No-score draw after time added on (3)
TOO – T (time) O-O (no-score draw).