Across
Council hit, I say (6)
Light a master of sci-fi briefly recalled that seems familiar (4,2)
18d
S? (4,2,5)
Crawl with cops inside room (6,4)
Cut I had, or wound (6)
Hot, no? (6,2)
Idiot picks things up — but this one won't (5-4)
16a
K? (8)
See 15
T? (3-6)
G? (8)
Arid region: I've found it right in middle of South Africa (6)
Author after Medusa, perhaps, tasty Italian fare (10)
A mousy grey (4)
Badly treat five hundred — and four … (6)
… two more, ten in group and the others cut (6)
Down
Triumph dropping vicar into bucket (7)
Bird's call for service in New York? (5)
See 23
Queen of mystery: queen wearing boot but no cap (6)
P? (5,4)
Expose fanciful husband of Aunti Ash? (7)
Agent right to avoid conflict, believe it or not? (4,2,7)
Later today, that man's name covered up by drunk (4,5)
Tear into solicitor and get high (4,3)
See 9
Range of particular faculty so heartbreaking? (7)
Plan a female, perhaps, read out (6)
3d
O? (5,2,5)
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