1 down. Brand new university appointee’s mislaid cope. 4 letters and 2 letters.
2 down. Predator plunges medic upside down into Löwenbräu? 4-6 letters.
3 down. Prepares for engagement feast and stocks reserves. 6 letters and 2 letters.
4 down, 5 down. Carmen playing in top theatre is inspired? Mercury seen to rise in it?. 1 letters, 5 letters, 2 letters, 3 letters and 5 letters.
5 down. See 4.
7 down. One leading Kurds from the south can unite. 4 letters.
8 down. We’re not for feeding easy answers from the floor. 4 letters.
12 down. Forgetting conflict, rather wary about part of army set. 2 letters, 3 letters and 5 letters.
13 down, 14 down. Weaver locked in cell since not entirely religious event of 1819. 8 letters and 8 letters.
14 down. See 13.
16 down. Coke woman’s snorting up features in Scottish tour. 3 letters and 5 letters.
19 down. Virgin hunted down in reception. 6 letters.
20 down. What’s at #20 – with missing humour – is ___. 4 letters.
21 down. Left downtrodden, 20 writer does object to worship. 4 letters.