Hackwoody’s Cryptic #1 — Solution

A standard cryptic.

Across: 8 revolutionary | AN ARCH + IST, 10 expressive face? | MOJ(o) in IE rev, 11 pulse | BOTH* around R, 12 divination | TORIES* around LEG, 13 Oblique definition, 15 makes straight | N + SENATE, 16 protests | LIAR rev + SAT, 18 Oblique definition, 20 light | MALE around (A + SERB), 22 competitor | GENTRY -G, 23 confusion | (got)CHA OS(trich), 24 gun | LINT in FLOCK.

Down: 1 how he will handle dispute? | M + ANT + OMAN, 2 bakery item | (OAT CRACKER)*, 3 neither fore nor aft | M(ariner) + IDS + HIPS, 4 well-made | STY around (U + RD), 5 opportunity to have more free time? | (INTERIM TERM SEE)*, 6 one digs | HOLE with V replacing H, 7 pipe | IF rev + FE, 9 use of viruses | (BY CRETE MIRRORS)*, 14 influx | VISION about (TAT + I), 16 supply | (interfe)RING MAIN(tenance-men), 17 sauce | T(h)E (g)R(a)I(n)Y (d)A(r)K (r)I(b), 19 unique | (FOE + NO) rev + F, 20 Double definition, 21 crawled, perhaps | SWAM(i).

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