Quick crossword No 249

Across

1. Cup's first leg, perhaps, is an uphill struggle (5)
2. Each day before joining railway (5)
3. Ben's horse again not first or second (8)
4. River-crossing is for daredevils initially (4)
5. Piece of art for all to see in Alabama? (6)
6. Hurry after the tailless bird (6)
7. Imagines tots consuming hallucinogenic drug (6)
8. Irrational desire to live (6)
9. Master rearranged grouping of pupils (6)
10. Understand dog (6)
11. Discover Scandinavian country has no computer network (4)
12. Artist in East London suburb starting to search for mythical sources of gold (8)
13. Extremely tiddly drinking rum beverage (5)
14. Cooked tansy is rather unpleasant (5)

Down

1. Scottish farmer is part of revolutionary secret force (7)
2. Tavern has attractive quality, don't you think? (5)
3. Lacking support for women being central to talent in section of orchestra (7)
4. German artist is unusually stern (5)
5. Attempts to regenerate primarily fir forest (7)
6. Length of ship's spars (5)
7. Changed when afternoon began (7)
8. Bully disrupted funfair (7)
9. Cross over road leading to entrance (7)
10. It's not common for rubbish to collect at home (5)
11. Contrary girl accepts, finally, offer to wed (5)
12. The whole world's lacking good places to attach earrings (5)