Puzzletome Crossword Puzzles

November 2023 Monthly Crossword
Doctor Who

This month's puzzle celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who. All of the Doctors put in an appearance, along with two groups of Associates (X and Y). The Associates are not otherwise defined.

With apologies to all non-Whovians!
Grid
Across
8 Finish off dessert with Hartnell and Smith - ace dish (8)
9 X Associate gives maiden flower (6)
10 Eccleston detonating usual combination (4)
11 Trapped inside foreign character like the Judoon? (5)
12 Baker to beam back to enclosure (4)
13 Male worker is South African - that's significant (8)
16 Each of 14 left to break down fish? (6)
18 Issue connected with great strain (4)
20 Dine out with McCoy? Only grudgingly! (5)
21 Field zone (4)
22 Pertwee soon commandeers Gatwa's gun (6)
23 Judge to press to join Tennant and McGann? (8)
26 Y Associate about to eat bone (4)
28 Glen King, X Associate (5)
30 21 Park East? (4)
31 Even ambient air concerning follower (6)
32 X Associate drink was back (3,5)
Down
1 Y Associate from an agricultural sector (6)
2 He practises with trousers pockets (4)
3 Pop video rehashed on satellite extracts by X Associate (6)
4 Travel to cause problems to second timelord (4)
5 Space, Troughton's ancient spur (8)
6 Sixth sense leading to yearned-for sight (4)
7 Frightful Baker lugs old Whittaker easily, at first (8)
14 Bring back a new Y Associate (5)
15 Saying nothing following cut to unit mass (5)
17 Y Associate has foremost console with Tomb Raider? (5)
19 Roar it lustily in rounds of song (8)
20 Exposing commotion in "nudge nudge" (8)
24 Command child to pick up rubbish (6)
25 Finished article embracing Ferrari's top gear (6)
27 Gush over the Doctor's realm? (4)
29 Capaldi has onslaught beat (4)
30 Fat Davison's American return on time (4)