Pleasing puzzle as always, not too difficult, solving time, 18 mins
* = anagram < = reversed
ACROSS
6 OP (little work) U (university) LENT (austere time) Definition: rich
8 BA (TT IN) G Definition – in (cricket) TT = dry in = home bag = secure
10 HIP (joint) P (OCK) ET pet = darling wine in the East End = ‘ock from hock
11 UNTIE Auntie (less leading character ie first letter). Liked this. BBC known as Auntie from the distant past
12 DERMATOLOGISTS (Old stager Tom is)*
13 MO SELLE(r) r = right
15 SA (P WOO) D court = woo when I stopped thinking of ct = court I made progress
17 STRIKE A BARGAIN (is aka bartering)* &lit, I guess
20 A SPIC(e)
21 OARSWOMAN (Moan as row)* Nice to fit ‘row’ into the anagram
23 DISTAFF (f-fat Sid)<
24 DOL(MEN)S (sold)*
DOWN
1 GOT H
2 SUP PRESS
3 D (EF) ORM Fe = iron reversed dorm(itory) = boarding house room
4 STRUNG UP Double definition
5 RICTUS (rustic)*
7 TAKE THE DAY OFF Take day from Sunday to get ‘sun’
8 BATTLE-SCARRED (Cold street Aran)* less o
9 GRE (A S) ED
13 MU (STAR)D
14 LAKE CHAD (Heck! A lad)*
16 OPIUM DEN (Impound E)*
18 RE-POSE
19 GO WELL cf NOWELL (Christmas)
22 NEST HONEST less ho (little house)