12 across - Someone who acts as an advocate of an idea? ??P??E?? 22 across - A government tax, espeically on imports? ??T? 8 down - Cermonial staffs, held by monarchs as symbols of authority? S?E???T?...
15 across - Variance of facts? ?T?C?E?A??? 20 across - Friskier, chirpier? L??????? 5 down - Overwrought? ?Y?T?R???? 18 down - Legacy, disposition in a will? ???U??? 21 down - Choosing, opting? ??T???...
20 across - Fairy in British folklore who created and controlled dreams? M?B 15 down - Grain for grinding, or that has been ground? G?I?T Many thanks in advance
17 across - People who lend money at exorbitant rates of interest? ?S?R?R? 3 down - Appalling, extremely bad? ?B?S?A? 18 down - Killed by a mob? ???C?E? Many thanks in advance
9 across - Any thickening agent used in soups and sauces Etc? L?A??O? 35 across - Tin mining district, especially in Devon or cornwall? ???N?A?Y 14 down - Financial backer, for example, of a...
39 across - Invented by the imagination? ?I?T?O?A? 40 across - An evergreen shrub or tree cultivated for its large, fragrant waxy white flowers? G?R?E?I? 5 down - A fibre from tropical american yucca...
7 down - Endanger? I?P?R?? 16 across - Group of nations Etc, united for a particular purpose? ???C 22 across - River flood defence? L?V?E Thanks in advance
14 across - Plant genus to which the Brier belongs to? E?I?A 35 across - Vertical piece in door or window frame or panel? ?T??E 17 down - Projection from wall acting as a supporting bracket? C?RB?L 33...
10 across - falls, stumbles, overflows? ???C?D?S 11 across - Distresses, disturbs? U?S??? 17 across - They carry writers' names in newspapers and magazines? ?Y?I?E? 23 across - The very first?...
6 across- Name given to the Stones of Drupes? N??L??S 31 across - Solid particles that settle at the bottom of liquids? ??E?S 32 across - Another name for the Manta? D??I??I?H 19 down - Oval shaped,...
18 across - Form of a word indicating its grammatical relation to others ???? 22 across - Ironic understatement used for effect ?I?O?E? 8 down - Artistic distribution of light and shade in a picture...