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Across
  1. 3. Spanish letter after c
  2. 4. FINALIST One of 8 left house to spot endless celebs (7-8)
  3. 6. Cu must be patient if you want to see him (6)
  4. 7. Energy gained by burning 100 Cu.ft. of natural gas
  5. 8. FIGURE Bold outline of Cu Chulainn (6,6)
  6. 9. Sportsman, could be one of 8 or 11 or one of 18 (4)
  7. 11. Their brightness stands out so free clones of copper (12)
  8. 14. Period of staying awake to be with someone who is very ill
  9. 15. Au or Cu, e.g.
  10. 16. SILVER White alloy of Ni, Zn and Cu
  11. 17. One of 8 letters initially found after the return of Kit (4)
Down
  1. 1. Chemical element Cu (6)
  2. 2. Turns up, yours truly picking up nine possibly going to church with important person (8)
  3. 5. Sounds like relative to Cu Chulainn isn't a conventional protagonist (8)
  4. 10. WORSHIPPING Excessive admiration of that man over rank or posting (4-11)
  5. 12. Expressed admiration for (12)
  6. 13. Tommy -, comedian and magician . Metallic element with the symbol Cu (6)
  7. 15. Down go the skiers all most to a tout of the race (6)