No 13170, Saturday 13 Feb 2021, Hypatia

 Across

7 Accountant and team regularly search vault (8) CATACOMB {CA}{TeAm}{COMB}
9 Two queens drink when one blanks out (6) ERASER {ER}{AS}{ER}
10 Remain vindictively venting in group (4) BEVY {BE}{VindinctivelY}
11 Reclusive initially, celebrity strolled around society (10) CLOISTERED  {Celebrity}{LOI{S}TERED}
12 Protects C/S (6) COVERS {C}{OVER}{S}
14 Oriental Hippo evolved before American horse (8) EOHIPPUS {E}{HIPPO*}{US}
15 Came clean from small fresh lake pets bathe in (5,3,5) SPILT THE BEANS {S}{L+PETS+BATHE+IN*}
18 Used Naan in the middle to wrap hot snack (8) SHAWARMA {SH}{nA{WARM}An}

20 Somewhat insult ancient ruler (6) SULTAN (T)
21 Doctor quit or is at home before examiner (10) INQUISITOR {IN}{QUIT+OR+IS*}
22 Lying under oath? Not for every panel (4) JURY {perJURY}
23 Do Madras autos starting from Central assemble in turning point? (Continued in 24 Across) (4,2)  ROAD TO DAMASCUS {DO+MADRAS+AUTOS+Central*}
24 See 23 Across (8)

Down

1 Hungry in France, we party first (8) RAVENOUS {RAVE}{NOUS}
2 Idle on vacation, library binds all the letters (4) LAZY {LibrarY}{AZ}
3 Influences troops (6) FORCES (DD)
4 Mensa greeting bachelor using name for married lady (8) MEMSAHIB {ME(-n+M)SA}{HI}{B}
5 Cover-up partition, says Spooner — it interrupts sleep (4-2,4) WAKE-UP CALL {(-c+W)AKE-UP (-w+C)ALL}
6 Language of huge letters, from the South (6) TELEGU (T<=)
8 Distraught by her date? (6-7) BROKEN-HEARTED {HER+DATE*} Reverse Anagram
13 Leave highly strung at inception of stress injuries (4,6) EXIT WOUNDS {EXIT}{WOUND}{Stress}
16 Given with force quickly via stone in operation (6,2) THRUST ON {~THROUGH}{ST}{ON}
17 Fish in school have disorderly retreat (3,5) SEA TROUT {S}{EA T}{ROUT}
19 Goan dances in Hawaiian skirts that cling (4,2) HANG ON {Hawaiia{GOAN*}N}
20 Save seafood caught for husband instead (6) SCRIMP {S(-h+C)RIMP}
22 Above all, jovially express sarcastic thoughts (4) JEST (Acrostic) semi &lit

Reference List

Accountant=CA, Queen=ER, Society=S, /=Over, Oriental=E, American=US, Small=S, Used=SH(Second Hand), At home=In, For every=Per
In France we=Nous, All letters=AZ (A to Z), Bachelor=B, Name=N, Married=M, Stone=St, In operation=On, School=S, Caught=C, Husband=H

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous