Across
- 6. Spear user dancer lost his first, but gained 50 (6)
- 10. Puzzle master uses rules card, declares it! (5,5)
- 12. Celebration letter to O-O move, suits residence (4,6)
- 14. Dear friend, Christmas in France sounds lovely (6)
- 15. Bed making without short mother (4)
- 19. Brainy lyre bird scrambled without iridium(6)
- 21. Cold spell! It's serious after blizzard (9)
- 22. Dealt a rune, spoken as the stuff of legend (9)
- 23. Young bird after start of e-sports gave gamer's congrats (3)
- 24. Cage key really interests some entrances (4)
Down
- 1. Essence turned lousy, why not (4)
- 2. "An net? Read that back," emcee asks (5)
- 3. Wise teacher found in gold manager (3,3)
- 4. Maps read the wrong way around by mailman, lead to heavy load (7)
- 5. Thousand preceed President Dwight, they help their boss (4)
- 7. 'Father I end' - Devil companion (6)
- 8. Us in polite german address, fighting prophecy (5)
- 9. Lamb swapped it's initial direction, stolen from school (4)
- 11. Unafraid knot tangled, cut by knife (4,8)
- 13. Twelth part of the year, older sister (8)
- 16. Mother interjects response in toil (6)
- 17. Earl is drunk scarf wearer(6)
- 18. Amusement before this mob - typically a trio (3,4)
- 20. Nitrogen Queue forgot you once scrambled to face card (5)