April Cryptic Crossword

by Dave Payn

Across
1    As… (Egypt, Turkey etc.) (6,4)
8    Rave about a princess; brilliant! (7)
9    Slow part of a particular gospel (5)
10  Bandaged parent (5)
11  Take yours truly to court about publicity department’s chief (7)
12  Conductor of Tatler Variations (6)
14  Upper class bloke from the outskirts of Rugby (6)
16  Believed flightless birds turned up in supermarket chain, nearly! (7)
17  Bread’s mine, thanks! (5)
19  Beast of burden: it’s all a matter of finding one in here (5)
20  Record poem is found inside chapter (7)
21  No disaster removed ability (10)

Down
1    A sculptor to wax lyrical about (6,7)
2    In early raid was discovered return of journal (5)
3    Just complete the French exam (6)
4    Obscure snippets of film found in outskirts of estate (7)
5    Super riot suit is somehow sneaky (13)
6    Beat hesitant companion of Bond villain? (4)
7    It’s funny to arrive at the outskirts of Derby (6)
12  No ifs and no buts about friend (6)
13  Lob a mug around and get back pain (7)
15  Appearance of some mad ventriloquist (6)
17  Best half of an odd impression (5)
18  Strange title for last word (4)

Answers to last week’s puzzle

Across
7 Lunacy, 8 On time, 9 Oslo, 10 Delaware, 11 Liberace, 13 Sash, 14 Ends, 15 Ecstatic, 16 Cauldron, 19 Etna, 20 Prison, 21 Coarse

Down
1 Questionnaire, 2 Baroness, 3 Eyed, 4 Coolness, 5 Stew, 6 Impressionist, 12 Aberrant, 13 Spaceman, 17 Lose, 18 Nice