lasr few 12a tiny spikes he cooked in food and crime series -i----t-e-k-
14d pivotally placed lucia left in squall
21a not like a brunette -n---r
4d distant city noice below coastal ridge
20d worth putting that creature below the french sea -e-r-
Picturepost is an AB regular so it's puzzling as to why this ended up in Weather. I thought the problem came from users who stumbled upon Answerbank via a google search- I'd have thought regulars would know how to get straight in. Maybe there's a wider problem