10a Forceful macho types stabbing surgeon (8) ?e?e?e?t 8d Old friend carrying gear in to begin with (10) c???i?s??? 17d Subtelty shown by staff in essentials (7) ?i?e?s? 11a Team spirit... ...
2 down - Hero father charged to middle of cats to punch lion (7) L?O?A?O 3 down - Self-produced book with considerable copies (5, 4) G?E?T?P?S Great opus, maybe?
The Times :- Promised Land lacking an amazing wedding venue (4) ?A?A. Is it LALA? Why? Not using cipher to frame article, free from suspicion (2,3,5) I? T?E ??E?R. It would seem to be... ...