Difficulty: easy-med
Across
1. Stick to the point with an argument that may be open and shut
Attache case [charade]: stick = attach + E (compass point) + argument = case (as in "he presented a good case against the motion"). And an attache case can be opened and shut I suppose.
9. I follow a serial about a Jew
Israeli [anagram]: of "a serial" with "I" after
10. Moslem leader said to be virtuous
Moral [charade]: M (leader (first letter) of Moslem) + oral ("said")
11. Cover used by an American gangster
Hood [double def.]: a hood is a cover and a slang term for a gangster (derived from "hoodlum")
12. He paints badly so becomes an actor
Thespian [anagram]: of "he paints"
14. One result of eavesdropping in winter
Icicle [cryptic]: If your eaves are dripping in winter you'll get icicles
16. It's in our blood
Plasma [cryptic]: Only slightly cryptic, but it's also an expression meaning something inherent in you.
18. Eat green fresh produce
Generate [anagram]: of "eat green"
19. Workman in stone
Opal [charade]: work = "op" (opus) + man = "al" (just the name "Al" I suppose)
22. Language of a quarter of Parisians
Latin [double def.]: Paris has a "Latin Quarter," a university district where Latin was commonly spoken when it was the language of learning.
23. His work can be a matter of life and death
Actuary [cryptic]: An actuary calculates insurance rates (etc.) based on statistical data, and for life insurance is involved with life expectancy.
24. Showing off, so attention is diverted
Ostentation [anagram]: of "so attention"
Down
2. So rot affected the trunk
Torso [anagram]
3. The top copy required and ten more
Apex [charade]:ape = copy + x = ten
4. The full extent of the rise
Height [double def.]: height can mean "the full extent", and a "rise" (or high area) can be called a height.
5. Lois came out in her underwear!
Camisole [anagram]: of "Lois came"; a camisole is a sleeveless undergarment for women, normally extending to the waist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camisole).
6. Melodies to practice on board
Strains [?]: Got this just from the definition and crosses. I can't figure out the cryptic part.
7. See 13 Down
8. Lanes that lead out of sight?
Blind alleys [cryptic]
13 (and 7D). Flit on cheering angel! It turned out she did lightly.
Florence Nightengale [?]: Part anagram ("angel it"), but couldn't really suss out the rest. She was "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale).
15. Fires badly singe it
Ignites [anagram]: of "singe it"
17. A trust set up by a royal house
Stuart [anagram]: of "a trust"
20. National gallery discovered by a drop-out
Prado [anagram]: of "a drop". Prado is the main National Gallery of Spain, located in Madrid.
21. Unchanging instruction written in haste to printers
Stet [hidden word]: stet is an instruction editors use to let content that was marked to be changed instead stand as in the original. It is hidden in "haste to".
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