Solving time: 20 mins
< = reversal * = anagram
ACROSS
5 STR (I P LIGHT) ING
8 SECOND S LIP
9 TR(O)Y
10 TE (A PART) Y YET<
12 A GREED
13 (ORRER) Y (error)*
15 REP AIR As in “Straight will I repair to the Curragh of Kildare”
17 A S (C)END Send = post
18 A MAR(E)T TO
20 D (R) AFT
21 LEAD (ER) SHIP
28 FIGURE S K (A T) ING
DOWN
1 BR (I) O orb<
2 SPIDER Ref snooker
4 LITTER MATE
7 GLO(w) BET ROTTING
11 P (ERCENT) AGE (recent)*
16 C AL(I)AS
19 AX EMAN Hope this is right name = insult ref name-calling
22 S WIG
AXEMAN
I think the definition is “one cuts”, and it’s a + x + name rev.
Yes, Wil, that’s how I saw it. My doubt was whether “name” was “insult” confirmed as correct by solution today.