Slightly stuck today with six ~ 15 Across - Throw ring in, beside pack of cyclists (7) *E*O*O* 22 Across - Light ale removed after anaesthetic (8) E*H*R*A* 23 Across - Medusa, eg, leaves cheese for novelist (4) *O*A 4 Down - Just cooked drink to hide depression (2, 5) *L *E*T* 6 Down - Old dance with endless passage, wrongly named (9) ***E*A*D*