Across 1 Flim-flam (5-5) 7 Defame (7) 8 Girl’s name (5) 10 Dispensed with (4) 11 Climbing plant (8) 13 Very nearly (6) 15 Electrodes (6) 17 Uncanny (8) 18 Indian city (4) 21 Girl’s name (5) 22 Flexible (7) 23 Maintenance men (10) Down 1 Retch (5) 2 Tip up (4) 3 Bulges out (6) 4 Embrocation (8) 5 Modernised (7) 6 Schemes (10) 9 Relief (10) 12 Make a rough guess (8) 14 US singer-songwriter (7) 16 Synopsis (6) 19 Turnstiles (5) 20 Wan (4) Wednesday’s solution Across: 7 Hail, 8 Weathers, 9 Aztec, 10 Thunder, 12 And, 13 Lightning, 16 Far-seeing, 17 Sty, 19 Igneous, 21 Storm, 23 Electric, 24 Haze. Down: 1 Tanzania, 2 Sleet, 3 Ewe, 4 Dachshund, 5 Shining, 6 Brae, 11 Lifeguard, 14 Notarize, 15 Essence, 18 Itchy, 20 Gale, 22 Ice.