The Sunday Crossword No 2971, Sunday 26 Nov 2017

ACROSS
1   Arrive with young dog filled with restless desire (5,2) PITCH UP {P{ITCH}UP}
5   Group in party back in past (4) BODY {B{DO<=}Y}
9   Staying smooth in scene, artists are dancing (6-9) CREASE-RESISTANT*
10 Variable fund turning crazy (5) LOOPY {Y}{POOL}<=
11 Established lyric finally about tree by sea (9) CONFIRMED {l..iC}{ON}{FIR}{MED}
12 Working out about time for knocking off (9) DEDUCTING {DEDUC{T}ING}
15 Learner miserable without small vehicle (5) LORRY {L}{sORRY}
16 Voice belonging to forgotten orator (5) TENOR [T]
17 Able to reach remote targets, only securing relative gain initially (4-5) LONG-RANGE {GRAN}{Gain} in {LONE}
19 Repeat ceremony, retaining energy and pace (9) REITERATE {R{E}ITE}{RATE}
21 Provide food and regular helpings of craft beer (5) CATER {CrAfT+bEeR}
22 Trying to help editor, going after source with purpose (4-11) WELL-INTENTIONED {WELL}-{INTENTION}{ED}
23 Stern breed (4) REAR [DD]
24 Beam, beginning to take payment (7) TRANSOM {Take}{RANSOM}

DOWN
1   Drunk induced to follow preference (7) PICKLED {PICK}{LED}
2   Sitcom and longer delights remade (3,6,5) THE GOLDEN GIRLS*
3   Hurried with fodder across street (5) HASTY {HA{ST}Y}
4   Bottle, receiving a shake, mostly narrow (9) PAROCHIAL {P{A}{ROCk}HIAL}
5   For this reason, breaking point coming up for wild ox (5) BISON {SO} in {NIB<=}
6   One making spirits fade, keeping quiet? Right (9) DISTILLER {DI{STILL}E}{R}
7   Histrionic actor dons garment unusually vigorously (6,3,5) HAMMER AND TONGS {HAM}{DONS+GARMENT}*
8   Heavy dog sadly kept in enclosure (6) STODGY {ST{DOG*}Y}
13 Member of order chosen after appeal, not hard (9) CARMELITE {ChARM}{ELITE}
14 Whisk egg in turn, making biscuit (6,3) GINGER NUT*
16 Projected seat in hearing (6) THROWN (~throne)
18 Status of nobleman playing mad role (7) EARLDOM*
20 Change in contractual terms (5) ALTER [T]
21 Feature on area producing porcelain (5) CHINA {CHIN}{A}

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