Puzzle Solutions February 2020

Across

• 1 Slam dance is arranged for the 2nd of February (9)
• 6 Draw cord (3)
• 8 Blend of rising magma holding the French back (7)
• 9 Benefit from a very even facial (5)
• 10 Others having not so much head movement (12)
• 12 Slang or aphorism gets goat (6)
• 15 Foxtrot idea held back content manager (6)
• 17 Tangerine tin opened, keeping the guests happy (12)
• 21 Eastern Great Lake could be haunted (5)
• 22 When American heads of urban areas legislate in the typical manner (2,5)
• 23 When quiet it can be deadly (3)
• 24 Man suffers with amazing stress to achieve style (9)

Down

• 1 He leads Switzerland accompanied by pilot (8)
• 2 Sodium and mainly sulfur in flatbreads (5)
• 3 Allowed member to bring along a beginner (5)
• 4 Tree that’s depicted in tsunami mosaic (6)
• 5 Examined something originally preserved (7)
• 6 Shipment from retired tart conceals dreadful sin (7)
• 7 Fish feels topless (4)
• 11 Lags pull broken legs (8)
• 13 Use this to catch spirits? (3,4)
• 14 Joints worked free by Queen and head of state (7)
• 16 Island with a cavalry section (6)
• 18 Instinctively feel time is lacking for people of the Arctic (5)
• 19 Toughen up at home with Midge? (5)
• 20 The second letter to the Corinthians (4)