Across
- 2. I am a well ace – Pulp Fiction character (3,7)
- 6. Mother in mausoleum attire, haunting her creepy clan (16)
- 7. Black and white seabirds
- 9. Formal attire, oddly texted up, revealing style (7)
- 11. Spotted in stripes, this mischievous spirit bugs the living (10)
- 13. This intelligent corvid is often a fixture in Aussie schoolyards.
- 15. Act Religious performance puts nun in the spotlight (9)
- 16. Striped equid native to the savannas and plains of Africa
- 17. Sketchy Sponge’s chaotic counterpart – drawn and animated! (9)
- 18. Instructions to cover all in darkness, heard from Mick’s band (12)
- 19. Pieces in a black-and-white line, knocked down in a game (8)
- 21. Rearranged obscure breakheads to find game’s patterned playing fields (13)
Down
- 1. Squares questioned, read quickly, for scanning (2, 5)
- 3. Idol’s nuptials lack colour, but strike a classic chord (13)
- 4. Halloween’s bony leader in pinstripes, jolly yet scary, heads Christmas plans (15)
- 5. Skin reportedly has lines and stripes in black and white
- 8. Stocky, carnivorous, burrowing mammal with strong claws and a black and white striped face (6)
- 10. Black and white striped gemstone (4)
- 12. Director behind “Men in Black” and Addams family ties (17)
- 14. Antarctic dweller famed for upright posture and streamlined swimming
- 20. Circles of darkness embrace pale centre, iconic twist reveals name (5)