Across: 1 Great footballer (Pele = PE-LE) rings guesthouse (B&B = -BB-) (PEBBLE) in Little Rock (PEBBLE), 4 Squash perhaps (squash something = STEP ON IT) makes you go faster (STEP ON IT), 9 Describes hot weather (SULTRY) in parts …

Across: 1 Staff helpers (staffs/sticks help one to walk = WALKING STICKS) produced bugs without mates (bugs/insects that don’t have mates = WALKING STICKS), 10 Gangster (Al Capone = A L-) gets a (-A) sovereign (KING) (A LA KING) for …

Across: 1 It’s not friendly (OFFISH) to switch (off switch = OFF-) his (his = -ISH) replacement (OFFISH), 4 It’s a cold place (ICE HOUSE) for one individual (I-) with Clare (-CE) on family tree (HOUSE) (ICE HOUSE), 9 Near …

Across: 8 Puts it all together (JOINER) for couple (JOIN-) with Cockney girl (her = ’ER) (JOINER), 9 Puts (puts = STUP-) up with this without doing anything (-IDLY) (STUPIDLY) foolishly (STUPIDLY), 10 Don’t mention (OMIT) it’s nothing (O-) to …

Across: 1 Turns up, music (rap = -PAR-) in ship (S-S-) has energy (-E) (SPARSE) in short supply (SPARSE), 4 A (A-) sheltered bay (COVE-) around African country (-S A) is right (-R) (AS A COVER) for someone looking to …

Across: 8 One (I-) British politician (-MP-) is (-IS-) at height (-H) (IMPISH) of mischievous behaviour (IMPISH), 9 Haunt (FREQUENT) one after another (FREQUENT), 10 Lenin leaves frontline (‘frontline’ without ‘Lenin’ = frot = FORT) for stronghold (FORT), 11 Character …

Across: 1 Turns up if (if = FI-) lawyer (-SC-) and gangster (Al Capone = -AL) (FISCAL) offering financial consideration (FISCAL), 4 Dash off (SCRIBBLE) in small boat (-RIB-) between two legal women (SC+BL = SC-BL-) with European (-E) (SCRIBBLE), …

Across: 1 Looking back, star (NAME) to hold (-HOLD) onto home (HOUSE-) (HOUSEHOLD NAME) with Newbridge cutlery perhaps (HOUSEHOLD NAME), 10 Not at home (OUT-) to put on (-WEAR) (OUTWEAR) exhaust (OUTWEAR), 11 Lift (LU-G-) over graduate (-MBA-) with nothing …

Across: 1 Goes on ahead (goes on a head = WIG-) with Greek leader (leader of Greek = -G-) and the French (the = -LE) (WIGGLE) wag (WIGGLE), 4 A (A-) horrible local person (-GIT-) is pillar (-PROP) (AGITPROP) of …

Across: 8 Lost in (lost in = TONSIL) compound with lump in throat (TONSIL), 9 My! (MY-) Turns up address (Mr = -RM-) for one (-I-) Mafiosi (-DON) MYRMIDON) with hired Greek thug (MYRMIDON), 10 Nick (CHIP) found in Italian …