‘Never a…’ (5,4)

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Across
  1. 2. – site of shoe thrown in Arab country
  2. 6. – a short voyage of self-discovery (6,6,5)
  3. 8. – a shared aged relative
  4. 9. – manic laughter as we crash (4,4)
  5. 11. – others’ efforts can always be improved by a
  6. 12. – a particular bud - phallic patronymic (4,4)
  7. 15. – the most unbalanced duo since L&L
  8. 17. - brekkio of reversing grumps
Down
  1. 1. ‘Never a…’ (5,4)
  2. 3. – Jesus, Romeo went off!
  3. 4. – a heritage discovered on hols (6)
  4. 5. – spikey archictect of opposing blow outs
  5. 7. - our favourite suffix (2)
  6. 10. - the conduit to my affections (3,4)
  7. 13. - our bonding figure - (5,6)
  8. 14. – the city so flash the song names it twice
  9. 16. – once these grew on trees, (7)