Across
1
Lose one's emotional or mental composure (4,2,6)
9
Punctuation mark which opens up a quotation (8,5)
10
Scottish island with links to the spread of British Christianity (4)
11
Welsh county town and castle on the English marches (8)
13
Classical German songs (6)
14
Horse-drawn folded-top carriage (6)
16
Lyrical style of opera singing (3,5)
19
Totally change, transform (13)
20
Bird, the bunting (Emberiza citrinella)
(12)
Down
2
Examination of the English and Welsh General Certificate of Education (8,5)
5
Gradually; little-by-little (8)
6
Be attacked by artillery or other ordnance (4,5,4)
7
Film or novel featuring the exploits of a swaggering hero (12)
8
Personal freedom of thought, word or action (5,7)
12
The Abduction from the --------, Mozart opera (1782)
(8)
15
Sharp side pain as a result of running (6)