Times Jumbo Cryptic 944

[safflower]

24a Delays caused by decks burning (5-4)? h - n - s/- i - e.
This should be holds fire but the n doesn't work. Should 23d One's plan to is to create more room (8,8) be ulterior designer rather than interior designer? I'm getting in atotal mess here.

[theweedrammer]

Holds fire?

[theweedrammer]

OOOps sorry. Hangs fire

[Lie-in King]

24a Hangs fire (decks as adorns, so 'hangs')

23d Interior...

How are you keeping? Well, I hope! :-)

[tyrepill]

24a Hangs fire ?
23d INterior designer

[safflower]

Ah ha! Thanks everyone. I see decks now as decoration instead of cards. Excellent.

Hello LiK. All well here - except for the giant spiders we get all over the place in September. I'm trying conkers as a deterrent. Has anyone any other ideas? I'm too scared to walk around the house after dark.
Otherwise. no news is good news. Are you OK? I have been doing better on the crosswords recently (or more accurately piggy-backing on everyone else's queries) and haven't needed so much help, but I'm still here, idling my weekends away on this trivia when I should be doing chores. Best wishes.

[Lie-in King]

I very nearly stopped reading at "spiders"... (shivers!)

I'm fine, thanks - chores can always wait, I find :-)

[safflower]

Always so wise LiK. All the best.