Clues
Across
- 1 Philosophy of emaciated monarch (8)
- 6 Fighter pleased with schedule: one makes a comeback (9)
- 7 Loud, on edge - go berserk! (4)
- 8 Undergarments right for one with distorted views (4)
- 10 Complete group incorporated after one left (9)
- 11 Syphon is out of order, by which we’re open to suggestion? (8)
Down
- 1 Tuber shortly sees fresh mist rising on contest (3-2-3)
- 2 Wise men never support one that’s fictitious (9)
- 3 Kremlin on vacation - it’s a crafty fabrication (4)
- 4 Bit of a fruitcake? Insert cooked food (9)
- 5 America enters into phony ‘sacred’ Holy Wars… (8)
- 9 …God’s good intentions revealed? (4)
Setter’s notes
Thanks for doing gladiatorial battle with this one — I hope you enjoy it.
Across
- 1 “Emaciated” = THIN + “monarch” = KING — THINKING, “philosophy”.
- 6 “Pleased” = GLAD + “one” = I + “schedule” = ROTA, making a comeback (reversed) — GLADIATOR.
- 7 “Loud” = F (forte) + “edge” = LIP — FLIP, “go berserk”.
- 8 “Undergarments” = BRAS, with “one” = I in for “right” = R — BIAS.
- 10 “One” = A, then “group” = BAND incorporating “complete” = DONE — ABANDONED, “left”.
- 11 An anagram (“out of order”) of SYPHON IS — HYPNOSIS.
Down
- 1 “Tuber”, shortly = TU + “fresh” = RAW and “mist” = FOG, all rising (reversed) — TUG-OF-WAR.
- 2 “One” = I, then “wise men” = MAGI + “never” = NARY — IMAGINARY.
- 3 “Kremlin”, vacated to KN, + IT — KNIT, a crafty fabrication.
- 4 “Bit of a fruitcake” = NUT + an anagram (“cooked”) of INSERT — NUTRIENTS, “food”.
- 5 “America” = US, entering an anagram (“phony”) of SACRED — CRUSADES.
- 9 Hidden in “goOD INtentions” — ODIN.