No 14831, Saturday 27 June 2026, Saral

 ACROSS
7 Pulling out note from friendly resident (6) INMATE {INtiMATE}
8 Unmarried woman turns model with hesitation (8) SPINSTER {SPINS}{T}{ER}
9 Arrive outside hospital rooms maybe to get cell component (10) CHROMOSOME {COME} around {H}{ROOMS*}

10 Reverend hiding? Always (4) EVER [HIPS]
11 Divine food aroma is spreading across centre of lobby (8) AMBROSIA {AROMA IS}* around {loBby}

12 Short memo with a line to legal official (6) NOTARY {NOTe}{A}{RY}
13 Figure of a large map? Roll out (13) PARALLELOGRAM*

16 Mostly enjoyable movie before outing (6) PICNIC {NICe}<=>{PIC}
18 Promote old exercise followed by revised diet (8) EXPEDITE {EX}{PE}{DIET*}
21 Support boy's every achievement mainly from the beginning (4) BEAM [Acrostic]

22 Dazzling writer trips on trail, reportedly (10) IRIDESCENT {I}{RIDES}{CENT(~SCENT)}
23 Mark covering conservative's attitude in alliance (8) MARRIAGE {(+M-c)MARRIAGE}
24 Plenty of soldiers caught in tornado (6) GALORE {GAL{OR}E}

DOWN
1 Song from soldier near border (6) ANTHEM {ANT}{HEM}
2 Worker with drunk rep leaving beer parlour, collapsed (8) LABOURER {BEer pARLOUR}*
3 Tempts company into manufacturing dyes (6) DECOYS {DE{CO}YS*}
4 Government order stalling fresh invite to surrender (4,2,2) GIVE IN TO {G{INVITE*}O}
5 Republican occupying property in state (6) ASSERT {ASSE{R}T}
6 Message group about member rioting initially (8) TELEGRAM {TEAM} around {LEG}{Rioting}

8 Get cover ideas perhaps for CD,say (7,6) STORAGE DEVICE*
13 Cost of carpeting changed, nothing new (5,3) PRICE TAG {CARPETInG}*

14 Liberal, a culprit without home causing tears (8) LACRIMAL {L}{A}{CRIMinAL}
15 Mock clear-headed Irish backing English (8) RIDICULE {LUCID+IR}<{E}
17 Moron abused drug, passed away (2,4) NO MORE {MORON}*{E}
19 Promise of ultimately top school with advantage (6) PLEDGE {toP}{schooL}{EDGE}
20 Fish eating doctor in plain (6) TUNDRA {TUN{DR}A}

REFERENCE LIST

Note=Ti, Model=T, Hesitation=ER Hospital=H, Line=RY, Old=Ex, Exercise=PE, Writer=I, Mark=M, Conservative=C, Soldiers=OR (Other Ranks), Soldier=Ant, Company=CO, Government Order=GO, Republican=R, New=N, Liberal=L, Irish=IR, English=E, Drug=Ecstasy=E, Doctor=Dr.