Sunday Times of Malta Sunday September 19th 2010

[atm622]

3A Sort of chap to avoid in winter? (9)
24A Put down on ourstanding achievement (6) (RE?O??)

4D Put on edge (4) (??NE)
5D Ornithological frolics (5) (??E?S)
6D Gaol sounds hair-raising (4-2) (??T?UP)
7D I take round a thank-you letter (4) (??I?)
13D One kept - in suspense (9) (?E?E???N?)

[Lie-in King]

24a Record - double meaning
4d Hone (?)
5d Larks (?)

[boxtops]

4 - Line?
13 - dependant

[atm622]

5D Cannot be larks. I am sure of the E.

If 4D is Hone, then 3A looks like this: ?H???????
If 4D is Line, then 3A : ?L???????

[ladyalex]

6d Lock up

13d Dependant

[atm622]

Had a mistake, please find corrected:

3A Sort of chap to avoid in winter? (9) (???L?L???)
9A Nice trait but somehow puzzling (9) (I??R?C???)

4D Put on edge (4) (???E)
7D I take round a thank-you letter (4) (????)