Mini crossword No 22

Effective and entertaining, nicely done!

Thanks Pyewacket, most impressive. I made use of the 'check button' more than once but I got there in the end. Very tidy clues overall.

Too hard for me! I started well but threw in the towel. Looking at the annotated solutions, I wish I'd stuck it out - I might just have got some of the ones I wasn't familiar with from the crossers. I like the format. Thank you.