Coffee Break Cryptic

1 June

Across

1 Volcanic rock turned up by little creatures (6)
4 Females sailed off (6)
8 Move during sword fight, taking nothing from room (5)
9 Payment to author from people in palaces? (7)
10 Basic building block forming part of kettle (7)
11 African in Khartoum, a sailor (5)
12 Country dancing as a ritual (9)
17 I drink, by the sound of it, and freeze (3,2)
19 Lover who may be married? (7)
21 Ancient city and its leader saved for last? (3,4)
22 The medicine goes down (5)
23 Unpleasant type of animal seen by river (6)
24 Sort of pastel tableware (6)

Down

1 Little ball from gym upset famous archer (6)
2 Chap with key - a renowned African leader (7)
3 Fabric created initially by eccentric peer (5)
5 Very bad letters from Lamb, say (7)
6 Bringing back some mussels in the Hebrides, say (5)
7 Youth leader surrounded by poor mites is put in an awkward situation (6)
9 Sailor held by Communist worker, causing delay (9)
13 Sovereign in purse changed by me (7)
14 Dry wine for Charles de Gaulle, for example (7)
15 Family member in Barts is terrific (6)
16 Credit is doubled - a desperate situation (6)
18 Old Testament character, New Testament incident (5)
20 Poser with poem written in 1050 (5)