The solved grid
1G
R
2A
S
3P
4B
E
5A
T
6I
N
7G
A
W
R
R
C
A
8S
E
A
C
O
A
9L
10G
U
I
L
T
P
R
J
A
O
E
E
11I
N
D
I
E
12M
I
N
O
R
E
D
P
E
C
I
E
13D
E
T
E
N
T
14I
O
15N
16F
A
N
A
A
17S
U
18B
U
19N
I
T
20S
I
S
A
L
T
E
Y
E
T
T
L
21R
E
G
A
L
22S
T
O
N
I
N
G
I
U
O
C
E
U
23P
E
N
A
N
C
E
24K
I
S
S
Y
Across
1 Across Hold shattered gasp by river (5) → GRASP Anagram
Anagram of “gasp r”.
4 Across Thrashing found in probe at ingots (7) → BEATING Hidden word
Hidden inside “probe at ingots”.
8 Across Also ace reworked as beachcomber's fuel (3,4) → SEA COAL Anagram
Anagram of “also ace”.
10 Across Culpability when gilding embraces you (5) → GUILT Container
U inside GILT.
11 Across Trendy cube for non-mainstream music (5) → INDIE Charade
IN + DIE.
12 Across Studied secondarily as modern one reforms (7) → MINORED Anagram
Anagram of “modern i”.
13 Across No dinette rearranged for confinement (9) → DETENTION Anagram
Anagram of “no dinette”.
17 Across Roll inside outfit as component (7) → SUBUNIT Container
BUN inside SUIT.
20 Across Fibre from spearheads of sailors inspecting skiers' alpine lodge (5) → SISAL Initialism
First letters of: sailors, inspecting, skiers', alpine, lodge.
21 Across Stately beer's returning (5) → REGAL Reversal
LAGER reversed.
22 Across Pelting as tongs in get reshuffled (7) → STONING Anagram
Anagram of “tongs in”.
23 Across Atonement hidden in aspen ancestors (7) → PENANCE Hidden word
Hidden inside “aspen ancestors”.
24 Across Affectionate leaders of kids in sunny summer yards (5) → KISSY Initialism
First letters of: kids, in, sunny, summer, yards.
Down
1 Down Pant before one gym for cooker's supply line (3,4) → GAS PIPE Charade
GASP + I + PE.
2 Down Granted ace patients' area with editor (7) → AWARDED Charade
A + WARD + ED.
3 Down Scheme of crop jet gone astray (7) → PROJECT Anagram
Anagram of “crop jet”.
5 Down Inert gas lurking in cigar gone (5) → ARGON Hidden word
Hidden inside “cigar gone”.
6 Down Colder when Eric I goes wild (5) → ICIER Anagram
Anagram of “Eric I”.
7 Down Enclosed as part of dig at Edith (5) → GATED Hidden word
Hidden inside “dig at Edith”.
9 Down Mangled male stain overlays (9) → LAMINATES Anagram
Anagram of “male stain”.
14 Down Available if stick on is out of order (2,5) → IN STOCK Anagram
Anagram of “stick on”.
15 Down Horrors from ruined tisanes (7) → NASTIES Anagram
Anagram of “tisanes”.
16 Down Patsy via smashed Gaul fly (4,3) → FALL GUY Anagram
Anagram of “Gaul fly”.
17 Down Small excursion to undress (5) → STRIP Charade
S + TRIP.
18 Down Started to exist beside rifle (5) → BEGUN Charade
BE + GUN.
19 Down Synthetic stuff from many long (5) → NYLON Hidden word
Hidden inside “many long”.
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