CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Become the focus in a demonstration to get ahead (5,1,5) 8. Thursdays Eve gets nothing unfortunately – this merrymaking day is better ... (6,7) 9. ... in days of long ago ye will get the gold (4) 10. Building part sounds like the cause of the entranceway being stuck (4,4) 12. Plutonium? Mm ... the Spaniard will beat you (6) 13. Composer who came between Bach and Elgar (6) 16. White light he got out at dusk (8) 18. The outstanding payment of French British Telecom (4) 21. Sympathetic when a canoeist mops up (13) 22. Opener used when you have nobody reportedly (8,3)

Down

1. Diagnosis system used if a bit of a cry-baby (5) 2. A murder if it burst, and Cockney may not get the beat (7) 3. It meant nothing to Mr. McEnroe (4) 4. Proposal for movement (6) 5. Bakery item sounds distorted (3,5) 6. Serpent with nine lives comes to a head? (5) 7. Emblem that belongs to an orchestra by the sound of it (6) 11. He is to return to the museum and wait a bit (8) 12. Places on church to be overthrowing attempt (6) 14. Plants can get “eid”? (3-4) 15. Caught with speed good and pure (6) 17. They are two foot long (5) 19. Interestingly Stirling was not small (5) 20. Go back in the Italian river with a stick (4)