Cryptic crossword No 3,016
Special Instructions: Weekend Quick Cryptic 146 by Phil Jordan
Across
- Secure female - she's behind bars (8)
- Sadly Odd Peter forcibly rehomed (8)
- In London everybody's finished (4)
- Publicity opening run-in to Christmas (6)
- Do initial sanitisation of publicity with hospital department in fringes of Seattle (3-5)
- Shiny silver? Rubbish! (8)
- At the end of the year, soy is prepared for red herrings (6)
- Make initial effort to bring celeb and gentleman together (5,3)
- Book turns (4)
- Drug fiend's ruse goes wrong (4)
- Fly low with courage (10)
- Agree to retract part of witness account (6)
- People's Princess briefly inflexible in limited area (8)
- Give up and go to bed (4,2)
- Primates and former President's young children (10)
- Cross and unattractive we're told (4)
Down
- Tell story about nobleman (7)
- Insect picks up old Queen's - using this? (7)
- Yes, let Clive broadcast, but not indiscriminately (11)
- Japanese stock is had randomly (5)
- Roman god is almost fat (3)
- Oddly this speculation comes from part of Asia (5)
- Arrived at outskirts of Rugby, where heavy industry takes place (7)
- Maybe Tom is repeatedly hesitant, but he lays on a spread (7)
- What's the first letter of "sibling"? (3)
- Idiot to expose boss (7)
- Marilyn appeared in this location to pick up transport (3,4)
- Do very little to treat friends to drinks (5,6)
- Encourage to hide head made of baked clay (7)
- Having a slim chance of success? (7)
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