Ia is SOUP. Am I missing something? This does not appear to be cryptic Also, is " possibly reading" taken as R in 9a a common convention? and 5d has CURED for smoke. Shouldn't it be SMOKED...
Need help getting started with this as usual - I'm making it my new year resolution to try and do this crossword entirely by myself at least once in 2011. Happy new year everyone and successful...