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1a
Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 novel (9)
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8a
Pallid (5)
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9a
Cane made from a rattan palm (7)
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10a
Soundly beaten (8)
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11a
Attraction (4)
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13a
Strident (6)
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14a
Gratuitous (6)
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16a
Nautical call (4)
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17a
Glum (8)
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19a
Compartment (7)
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20a
School — entourage (5)
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21a
History of a word (9)
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1d
Compassion (8)
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2d
Accursed (6)
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3d
Friend in need (4)
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4d
Cover the cost (informal) (4,2,3,3)
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5d
Sound of a working phone (8,4)
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6d
Free rein (5,7)
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7d
Have a tantrum (informal) (5,1,6)
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12d
Linchpin (8)
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15d
Do without (6)
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18d
Repeat (4)