And there was a posting, on about 22 September - which became a rather heated exchange - during which the entire solution was given. It was felt by a number of contributors that this rather spoiled the fun of searching for the answers oneself and I believe that the thread with the solutions was reported and then removed.
Hi all, thanks for your replies. I have also finished it this month. Either we are getting good, or the crossword wasn't as hard as usual! Bye for now.