Good morning! This was a real beat-the-clock job as we have to go to work! So apologies for anything we’ve missed or not explained adequately. Typically well-constructed Phi puzzle with lots of smooth surfaces and sprinklings of wit.
ACROSS
1.AWA(y) KING
5. HAL(f) I BUT
9. ANTEPENULTIMATE an(multi-patentee)*
10. (t)HIRST
11. SOBRIQUET (sober quit)*
12. T(RAVER’S)AL(e)
14. DO USE
15. SKI(R)T
16. GLYCAEMIC (e.g. icy calm)*
18. PNEUMATIC (I’m an E-cup t)*
21. HOSE A
22. ANOREXIA NERVOSA cryptic definition
23. O(VERSE)E
24. CAP IT AL(l)
DOWN
1. A B(AD H)AT
2. ALTERNATIVE VOTE Implied clue for ‘veto’
3. INPATIENT ‘impatient’ with a different second letter
4. GEN(i)US
5. H(ILL BILL)Y
6. LU(I)G I refers to Luigi Cherubini, a composer
7. BEAM US UP MR SCOTT cryptic definition
8. T(HEAT)RE(e)
13. SIGHT LINE
14. DEATHTRAP (hated)* then ‘part’ reversed
15. SOP RAN O
17. C(HAG)ALL
19. MEETS ‘esteem’ reversed without the ‘e’
20. C(YN)IC
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