Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Palisade 4. Stop 8. Arc 9. Foals 10. Car 11. Comfort 12. Idiot 13. Loud speaker 17. Arena 18. Bristle 20. Tea 21. Essen 22. Ban 23. Rile 24. Sniggers.

Down: 1. Prance 2. Locum 3. Dealt 5. Tactile 6. Purity 7. Aspiration 9. Floodgates 14. Overall 15. Martyr 16. Tennis 18. Basin 19. Table.