The solved grid
1V
E
2N
O
3M
4D
I
5S
L
6I
K
7E
I
O
A
I
N
C
8B
A
T
F
I
S
9H
10L
E
A
S
H
E
C
M
O
E
N
I
11S
W
A
Y
S
12S
U
S
P
E
N
D
R
T
I
N
13N
14E
N
15C
H
I
L
A
D
16A
A
E
R
L
L
17C
A
18L
C
U
L
I
19B
E
V
E
20L
K
O
C
T
O
E
O
21T
U
T
T
I
22Y
E
L
L
O
U
T
I
U
F
O
L
T
23E
S
S
A
Y
E
D
24S
P
I
T
E
Across
1 Across Snake's poison from oven, metre stirred (5) → VENOM Anagram
Anagram of “oven m”.
4 Across Distaste harboured by Dad is likely (7) → DISLIKE Hidden word
Hidden inside “Dad is likely”.
8 Across Sea creature with club beside catch (7) → BATFISH Charade
BAT + FISH.
10 Across Whip clutching east for dog's tether (5) → LEASH Container
E inside LASH.
11 Across Rocks influences (5) → SWAYS Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
12 Across Dodgy sty with 500 to defer (7) → SUSPEND Charade
SUS + PEN + D.
14 Across Mexican dish from cracked China lead (9) → ENCHILADA Anagram
Anagram of “china lead”.
17 Across Stones held back by evil UCLA coach (7) → CALCULI Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “evil UCLA coach”.
19 Across Slant from tops of bees enjoying vast eucalyptus lawns (5) → BEVEL Initialism
First letters of: bees, enjoying, vast, eucalyptus, lawns.
21 Across All together as disapproving cry meets titanium (5) → TUTTI Charade
TUT + TI.
22 Across Shout as tell you gets wrecked (4,3) → YELL OUT Anagram
Anagram of “tell you”.
23 Across Some notes say editors tried (7) → ESSAYED Hidden word
Hidden inside “notes say editors”.
24 Across Malice from skewer with east (5) → SPITE Charade
SPIT + E.
Down
1 Down Feelings as one competes embracing boron (5) → VIBES Container
B inside VIES.
2 Down Be indifferent as age and cold weight lift (3,4) → NOT CARE Reversal
ERA C TON reversed.
3 Down Proverbs lacking ten cripples (5) → MAIMS Deletion
MAXIMS without X from the middle.
5 Down Polish region needing one rejigged aisles (7) → SILESIA Anagram
Anagram of “aisles I”.
6 Down Vacuous bit of thin anemone (5) → INANE Hidden word
Hidden inside “thin anemone”.
7 Down Chained reorganised into spiny anteater (7) → ECHIDNA Anagram
Anagram of “chained”.
9 Down Enmity from crowd with one ablaze by unknown (9) → HOSTILITY Charade
HOST + I + LIT + Y.
13 Down Smooch before draw for cravat (7) → NECKTIE Charade
NECK + TIE.
15 Down Torment, even execute (7) → CRUCIFY Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
16 Down Olive Al scrambled into lung sacs (7) → ALVEOLI Anagram
Anagram of “Olive Al”.
18 Down Water lily from hearts of old fox ate crude basil (5) → LOTUS Middle letters
Middle letters of: old, fox, ate, crude, basil.
19 Down Machetes from jeers enclosing fifty (5) → BOLOS Container
L inside BOOS.
20 Down Monkfish found within plot tells (5) → LOTTE Hidden word
Hidden inside “plot tells”.
How this puzzle was checked
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software, then the finished puzzle was read and edited by hand before
publication: definitions, indicators, enumerations and surface readings
all get looked at, and clues that don't hold up are rewritten. The
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