4  Speak angrily about effect of lightning (7)

 8  Policeman's proposal to arrest leaders of immigrant community (7)

 9  Bouquets of new roses left by Romeo (5)

10 Heard actress Liz, being well-built, created pandemonium (5-5)

14 Party served up blue drink (6)

15 Rapid rise and fall in price of gas container (6)

17 Anger badly handled on the whole (2,3,5)

20 Free to fail, gaining nothing (5)

22 Problems for Russian currency after end of agreement (7)

23 Family members, seven of them, found in North London station (7)

24 End relationship and leave suddenly (5)

 1  This is gathered while daydreaming about place to go climbing after onset of winter (4)

 2  Knowledge held by mountain folk (4)

 3  Rising newspaper boss married then separated. (9)

 4  Department dealing with workers dipping into cash register for excitement (6)

 5  Large vessel needs time to begin to change direction (3)

 6  Give detailed account in words of the French writer (8)

 7  Improved appearance of untidy place left covered in grass (8)

11 Impulse to interrupt disapproving shout is typically middle-class (9)

12 Eccentrics seen in only red, green, blue or black? (8)

13 Caretakers list former policemen sent round before start of show (8)

16 Succulent plant found around Connecticut (America) (6)

18 Left off description "murder victim" (4)

19 Went wrong identifying amphibian (4)

21 Look at your setter when speaking (3)