4  School-leaver rankings provided by A&E, for example. (6)

 8  Oliver's request for another card (5)

 9  Postie's equipment is reportedly a manly accessory (7)

10 Some thinkers fill pens with this (3)

11 Grins anew about refuting an argument (9)

12 Foreign variety of dressing that goes with beans and toast? (6)

13 Unfaithful? Not according to the facts (6)

16 Reinvents career, set to be different (9)

18 Author of "The Female Swan" (3)

19 Cross-channel invaders were no loveless Romans (7)

20 Initially amazed this once meant smallest fundamental particles (5)

22 Firstborn of the French captured by English lieutenant (6)

23 "Redo it!", ordered crossword compiler's boss (6)

 1  Take a test model (3)

 2  Try to catch trout in river? On the contrary! It's just a little stream (7)

 3  You may have to pass these to get into school (8,5)

 5  Threaten to strike if you want to say something in class (5,4,4)

 6  Name a single luxurious Arab destination (5)

 7  Tone of wise environmentalist (4-5)

 9  Fail to understand teacher (4)

10 Drawing a conclusion in conference without counter argument (9)

14 Hit wine together to make emotional bond (7)

15 Aussie pick-up trucks regularly found among gum trees (4)

17 Was anxious about colour of rear light (5)

21 Knight brought up in Bristol. (3)