Cryptic crossword
Across
- 6. Checks possibly amber clothing at home (5,2)
- 8. Reportedly a pained opportunity (6)
- 9. Two plus eleven minus one, amazingly (6)
- 10. The real reason for the merger meeting of Volkswagen and Daimler? (6,6)
- 12. Saw dog wearing lead (7)
- 13. I say nothing (3)
- 14. A different Lancashire, no anchor by the sound of it, hides a tangy condiment (6)
- 15. Refuse returning, for example, a boast (7)
- 16. Lover of birds imprisoned in Alcatraz (3)
Down
- 1. Perhaps 2000 or 2020 players struggle to control Real’s midfield (4,5)
- 2. Coke and rum originally served in saloon, say (3)
- 3. Dessert in a snap (5,2,4)
- 4. Angry report on Dirty Duck? (8)
- 5. Perhaps hawk’s attempt to catch rook (4)
- 7. Bird seen in the museum (3)
- 11. A saga found in deep ice (4)
- 14. Serve up a drink fit for a king (5)