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1a
Brownish spot (7)
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8a
Wind from the Sahara (7)
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9a
Canonical work (7)
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10a
Jane Eyre, say (7)
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11a
Puccini opera set in Rome (5)
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13a
Source of up-to-date information (9)
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15a
Obsession (9)
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18a
One who’s paid their debt to society (2-3)
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21a
<span>Author of </span><i>Pnin</i><span> and </span><i>Pale Fire</i> (7)
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22a
Hostility (7)
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23a
Oyster, for example (7)
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24a
Unending (7)
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1d
Aspect (5)
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2d
Assessments of knowledge (5)
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3d
Reconcile (4,3,4,2)
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4d
Steer clear of (6)
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5d
Painter such as Rossetti (3-10)
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6d
Be parsimonious (6)
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7d
Show-off (6)
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12d
Greek alcohol flavoured with aniseed (4)
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14d
Nymph who fell foul of Hera (4)
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15d
Musical notes worth two crotchets (6)
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16d
Bite delicately (6)
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17d
Noob (6)
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19d
Off drugs (5)
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20d
Kind of consonant sound such as ‘m’, ‘n’ or ‘ng’ (5)