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.