Parentheses around a letter mean that it must be omitted before the word will fit in the grid. The ten letters thus omitted spell LEAVE IT OUT. Indeed, the sequence IT must be omitted wherever it occurs, as indicated below by square brackets in 19 and 22 across, and in 1, 12, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 24 down. An asterisk * indicates a proper name.

Across

1. I (L) LUSORY
2. APRON
3. STATION
4. PERISH
5. CHANGE
6. SHARP (E) N
7. ONSET
8. MATURE
9. AFIRE
10. ENEMA
11. *ARAN
12. *WILDE
13. PYRE
14. HENNA
15. SNE (A) K
16. BAGGED
17. MUTTER
18. HOUSE
19. PART [IT] A
20. CAN (V) ASS
21. STARTL (E) D
22. GRAPH [IT] E

Down

1. IN [IT] IATE
2. ENTRA (I) LS
3. S (T) RUMPET
4. TRUTH
5. PRAY
6. *KEATS
7. ACNE
8. ARB (O) R
9. *CLOTHO
10. AREA
11. *HADRIAN
12. FA [IT] H
13. GONG
14. YON
15. SINE
16. GU [IT] AR
17. ANGER
18. W [IT] NESS
19. APPET [IT] E
20. IND [IT] ES
21. PRES (U) ME
22. LAMP
23. SHOR (T) HAND
24. S [IT] UATE