Across
- 2. Cleanse 12 first? Nonsense! (7)
- 5. Men, many without love (4)
- 7. Old lady - confused, angry, smuggling narcotics originally (6)
- 9. 5 + 1 + 100 retreats arranged for spiritual home (5,5)
- 11. Bride hung around Scottish capital (9)
- 13. I, roaming MIT, confused a few simple questions for entry (11)
- 17. Matriarch banned without limits (4)
- 18. 3 location and humour return for original signature sign-off (7)
- 19. Mars wrestling with which two can wrestle (4)
- 20. Neurotics’ confused states (9)
- 22. Frame outsides surrounding circle’s edge (6)
- 23. Social event's softly artistic (5)
- 24. Thin sheet for straight man (4)
Down
- 1. We often receive deadly premises, laughter and yokes, primarily puns (8)
- 3. Draw a brief impression (6)
- 4. Skeleton returned without ecstasy is elitist (4)
- 6. When first 50 becomes 500, Polish city becomes Irish capital (6)
- 8. Plan yards to contain source of authority (7)
- 10. Go round route without end, front to back and back to front (4)
- 12. Monopolise pig (3)
- 14. Brothers mainly ordinary, not knowingly special in their beginnings (5)
- 15. Workplace on fire? The opposite! (6)
- 16. Obey headless tutu? Bizarrely, that’s required for video platform (7)
- 21. Endlessly make better unrehearsed performance (6)