The Ultimate Crossword Showdown: Expert vs. Times Cryptic!

For "cock == bank", I think the key meaning is "to tilt", as you can cock your head and bank an airplane, otherwise no idea. Great solve though!

Great solve that. Hey for mark eh. Cracking the cryptic and you rule. Most love

A fantastic solve. Lovely to hear you had a great day at the competition.

A fondu is basically a plié on one leg instead of two

From what I'm hearing the second round puzzles were the toughest of the day and the shootout puzzle was a little easier, so well done on solving with an average time of 13 minutes, even with one error !