1: Smorgasbord attendance takes a beating (9)
2: English scenes reproduced for 'Nature' (7)
3: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)
4: Taking the future into consideration, Chaney acquires farmstead (4-5)
5: At first, actors I directed did poorly (5)
6: Hangs ten vassals at hearing (5)
7: Thirteenth in a series, ER's about an Aussie racketeer who took repeated slams? (7)
8: Audibly push lever (5)
11: Essentially, what boy is wearing (3,2)
14: Huge military display made a large, indelible mark. (3, 6)
15: Chump getting past in chasm (5)
16: Delivering conclusion with hesitation in boxing arena (9)
18: Hot and sultry, stripping right in current (7)
20: Get with a Chicago threesome, the night before a big event (7)
21: One competes for prestigious universities (5)
23: Vegetable has red cap (5)
24: Steel is ruined, nearly destroyed (5)