I think this puzzle was my fastest Indy solve of the year so far, a little less than 10 mins. Word after word went in from the definitions and crossing letters – the only one holding me up was 7 down where all the crossing letters were vowels but I got it in the end.
* = anagram < = reversed
9 I N P L ACE
10 NA I VET E (first letter of Executions) an<
11 W (first letter of Worthy) ISHFUL THIN KING (I shun filth)*
12 TWI (N) T OWNS
14 C (first letter of company) RASH
15 BURG (H) ER H = henry from physics
16 A MU (SIN) G
17 RIG I D
18 V (l)IABILITY
20 DUTCH ELM DISEASE (a mite’s scheduled)*
23 GLOBULE (blue glo)*
24 G (R) ILLED like fish = gilled
DOWN
1 D I’M WIT(h)
2 O PUS
3 FAR-(FE)TC HE’D (craft)*
4 FELL OW T (RAVe) ELLER
5 IN THIS DAY AND AGE (Detaining a shady)*
6 KILN Hidden reversal oveN-LIKe
7 RECITA T (I) V I (air etc)* TV = set
8 H EDGE H OG go<
13 IRRIGATION g for t in irritation
14 COU (SIN SHI) p (his)*
15 BIRD (prison sentence) DOGS (follows)
19 Y (f)IELDS
21 H (A) UL (l)
22 ALLY Sally less s (son)