1: 30-across Locality of drama and current progress (5,2,4)
3: Took hold of the note and tore it (7)
7: Defects called for a metal cache underfoot (5,4)
10: Attract fill-in worker by end of August (5)
11: Consumed and digested tea (3)
12: Miss West soaks up ultraviolet for that striking shade of purple (5)
13: Wanderer features in ones best adage (7)
14: Hurting with pains? Not so! Far out! (7)
15: Announced at first match: 'You are on the net. This is unprofessional.' (7)
16: The rate changed at movie house (7)
18: Dress up fakes without a shred of compunction (5)
19: Top card? Excellent! (3)
20: Spread hocus-pocus partly for this particular purpose (2,3)
21: Makes teenagers unruly (9)
22: Old Testament character, New Testament incident (5)
23: Popular pickpocket is returning, tasteless (7)
24: Desires unconventional lives (7)