Across

• 1.

  DOPPELGANGER
• 1.

  REAL-TY

  2.

  EVOLVE (love rev. + ve)
• 1.

  AREAS (hidden)

  2.

  ST(A)IR
• 1.

  STENO (anag.)

  2.

  TI(M)ES
• 1.

  ALI-B-IS

  2.

  T-RAILS
• 1.

  PENT (hidden)

  2.

  AURA (hidden)
• 1.

  STATE (anag.)

  2.

  DARN-S
• 1.

  AC(CO'S)T

  2.

  SPIDER (anag.)
• 1.

  P-O'S-E

  2.

  BATS (first letters)
• 1.

  BRITON (homophone of Britten)

  2.

  ELAPSE (peels anag. around a)
• 1.

  LI(quored-up preside)NT

  2.

  E(A)VE
• 1.

  STE-RN'S

  2.

  LO-SSES

Down

• 1.

  GESTAPO (anag.)

  2.

  DR(I)S-TAN
• 1.

  AVAILED (anag.)

  2.

  OESTRUS (anag.)
• 1.

  N-OR-M

  2.

  P-AT-E
• 1.

  PLAN (hidden)

  2.

  GLEE (hidden)
• 1.

  EVAS-I-ON-S (save rev.)

  2.

  ETIOLATE (anag. + e)
• 1.

  RESTS ([ac]tress anag.)

  2.

  LYRES (hidden rev.)
• 1.

  IN-ACT I-VE

  2.

  ART-IS-ANS
• 1.

  OSTENDS (anag.)

  2.

  PERSEUS (super anag. around see])
• 1.

  ADEPTS (tapes anag. around d)

  2.

  ROSTER (anag.)
• 1.

  ABBES (anag.)

  2.

  SPELL (double def.)
• 1.

  CARAT (hidden rev.)

  2.

  POLIO (pool anag. around c)
• 1.

  A-SHE

  2.

  GO-ON