Complete Clue List
Across
1. Prison sentence for the brawny pervert (4,7)
6. Although really enthusiastic he proved as malicious as a pudding (7)
8. The "elite nine" stood in an orderly row (4)
9. The troubleshooter's tasks were roughly legal matters, or a shemozzle (4)
10. "Steal ache" for a strange fish dish (3)
12. Not half bad; the thrifty nongs proved to be great crowds (5)
13. Vigilant bird warns to turn away an otherworldly visitor (5)
14. The strange network was in a tiring decline (3)
16. 16A + 17D: Weasel relative's action is a surprise shot (17D) with a honeyed drink (16A) (4)
18. The hiker's taurine rucksack forced a retreat (4)
19. Although vinegar amuses my contemporaries, it also preserves my sobs (7)
20. Rock a tall structure as you wash (5,1,5)
Down
1. For some inhabitants of Pisa, the Tower lacks purpose (7,4)
2. We were pleased, yet unable to use more of the below-par excess (4)
3. The preacher was "vital and terse," in giving ____ and verse (5)
4. "A 'girl, eh?' I'll have some of that noble tea, please" (4)
5. Call for attention heard as this objectionable behaviour (4,3,4)
6. Alas, the feline's entry was obstructed by thin headwear (3,4)
7. Crafty, dried plum, found on a former sand hill (7)
10. "Bye all!" he winked (3)
11. "Stab with a lance" at a scientific facility with an ethical position (abbr., 3)
15. "Shake a bell," when the cook prepared the pastry casing (4,1)
17. 17D + 16A: Weasel relative's action is a surprise shot (17D) with a honeyed drink (16A) (4)
18. Pending my say so, I'll be dispatching a Cuban coin (4)