Across
- 3. Man-eater’s head goes from cold to hot, creating a villain (8)
- 5. Tell Rod to move it – a storm’s here (9)
- 6. Every so often, chastise show (4)
- 9. Romantic spanner? Ron has the tea (10)
- 12. This novelist can get rid of his opponent (5)
- 13. Bad friend leads to a stand-off (9)
- 15. Bad argument or position? (5, 5)
- 16. Double brie is off. That’ll make you sick (8)
- 17. Old king uses oven on medium to cook men on (9)
Down
- 1. Russian flower? Sounds tacky (5)
- 2. Stagger on. I’m over having a resister (8)
- 4. Their careers are taking off (10)
- 7. Cricketer gets run out. A new celebrity (8, 4)
- 8. They like to shoot birds (7)
- 10. Battle to half time (6)
- 11. Mantis you mistook for a wave (7)
- 14. Legend? It might be just that (7)
- 17. This skipper sails to Baha from east to west (4)