CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2. Oscar here could become champion galloper (9) 8. Seconds to spare (5) 9. At first friendly and benevolent, like Ella (7) 10. Driving dangerously close, to boot (10) 12. Obviously not, dear! (5) 14. Lower one’s dignity in rude, ignorant surroundings (5) 15. Large dogs like Frederik & Hamlet, perhaps? (5,5) 18. Why key is repeated in Honolulu (7) 19. March? Oh, that sounds too manly! (5) 20. Job application? (9)

DOWN

1. Incidental wit upset lookalike sibling (9,4) 2. Is shopkeeper a restorer of rear appendages? (8) 3. Resonant sound used in Gaelic language (5) 4. Agonising, awful, earth-shattering (13) 5. Penalised again for being sophisticated (7) 6. Waterfront retreats? (4) 7. It aids advancement from one bank to another (8,5) 11. Nice plan to reconstruct summit (8) 13. Father getting new trial? Not fair! (7) 16. Do men upset evil spirit? (5) 17. Win 500? It’s a breeze! (4)