| Across | |
|---|---|
| 4 | EGGPLANT — E.G. + G + PLAN + (allotmen)T |
| 10 | EXCHEQUER — “ex checker” |
| 11 | ORIBI — (I BIRO)< — the oribi is one of a number of regular crossword antelopes. |
| 12 | STAND — double def. — a stand in cricket is a partnership, ie the time or score of any two batsmen in at the same time. |
| 14 | AT THE FIRST BLUSH — F in (ESTABLISH TRUTH)* — the phrase means ‘offhand’. However, the word play is a nice cryptic definition of the phrase too. |
| 16 | NO EXPENSE SPARED — NO EXPNSE + SPARE + D |
| 19 | PETTY CASH — PETTY + C + (HAS)* |
| Down | |
| 2 | TIC-TAC-TOE — (TO ACT ETC I)* — US name for noughts and crosses. |
| 5 | GERMAN SHEPHERD — GERMAN(e) + SHEPHERD |
| 6 | PROVERB — ROVER in PB — the pronunciation of lead here has to be that of the metal rather than the leash. |
| 9 | QUESTION MASTER — M in (TO EQUESTRIANS)* |
| 14 | ANNAPOLS — ANNA+POLIS(h) |
| 20 | TONGA — N in TOGA |