Across
| Firm’s car is wrecked in French region | CORSICA |
| Absurd and mad to release sulphur | INANE |
| What a cat weighs? | OUNCE |
| Dreadful meal in time causes illness | AILMENT |
| Lucky escape, then a grin that’s twisted | NEARTHING |
| Moore a failure? | DUD |
| Ginger is a communist | RED |
| Stand for religious education here | REPRESENT |
| Swallow one alcoholic drink | MARTINI |
| Nobleman puts duck in farm building | BARON |
| Committee criticise Spanish article | PANEL |
| Chariot wrecked: pulse found? | HARICOT |
| Mediterranean island | CORSICA |
| Mindless | INANE |
| Snow leopard | OUNCE |
| Malady | AILMENT |
| Close shave | NEARTHING |
| Defective | DUD |
| Scarlet | RED |
| Portray | REPRESENT |
| Gin and vermouth | MARTINI |
| Minor peer | BARON |
| Jury members | PANEL |
| French bean | HARICOT |
Down
| Drinking vessel? | SCHOONER |
| Inebriate duke after dash in dark collapsed | DRUNKARD |
| Ticket price in ground | FINE |
| Berry in perfect condition around island state | HAWAII |
| Agile duo animated in discussion | DIALOGUE |
| Informer ultimately done for speed | RATE |
| Any number in punt that’s leaning | BENT |
| Loathsome as Ivan? | TERRIBLE |
| Slim and wealthy actor | DIETRICH |
| Set off from school in time | DETONATE |
| Starter of pumpkin and low-fat pickle | PLIGHT |
| Plans area to be toured by politicians | MAPS |
| Storm god not lacking in heart | RANT |
| Unclothed English seen after pub | BARE |
| Sailing ship | SCHOONER |
| Sot or lush | DRUNKARD |
| Financial penalty | FINE |
| Honolulu location | HAWAII |
| Talks | DIALOGUE |
| Assess | RATE |
| Crooked | BENT |
| Appalling | TERRIBLE |
| Film icon Marlene | DIETRICH |
| Trigger | DETONATE |
| Predicament | PLIGHT |
| Charts | MAPS |
| Tirade | RANT |
| Naked | BARE |
