| IRVINE | Lord ...... , Labour politician criticised for the cost of his 10 4 (6) |
| BERCOW | John ___, former Commons speaker criticised for the cost of his apartment refurbishment in 2009 (6) |
| SCHOENBERG | Expressionist composer's chosen new pupil of his (10) |
| PARLOUR | Ray ___, former Arsenal midfielder who won the first of his ten England caps as a substitute in a Euro 2000 qualifier against Poland in 1999 |
| HAMLET | Tragically, his uncle became his 10 (6) |
| SLATED | Criticised for having modernized the thatched roof? (6) |
| PANNED | Criticised for having moved the camera (6) |
| RAPPED | Criticised for being absorbed, so we hear (6) |
| CITRIC | No side criticised for half-time acid hit (6) |
| BALLPARK | Figure for the cost of the playground was an educated guess (4,4) |
| CASHORCARD | How consumers pay for the cost of living today, I ask you? Your call! (4,2,4) |
| MAIL | For the cost of a stamp, postal workers will deliver ___ to a friend anywhere in the country |
| POSTAGE | Get soap out for the cost of sending it (7) |
| INCUR | Became liable for the cost of a popular dog (5) |
| TWOFERS | Pairs for the cost of one |
| SPONSORS | Those who pay for the costs of staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising (8) |
| RICHARD | - I; king of the English known as the Lionheart who spent as little as six months in England during his 10-year reign (7) |
| STAUB | His #10 was the first number ever retired by the Montreal Expos |
| ODYSSEUS | Legendary Greek king famous for his ten-year homecoming after the Trojan War (8) |
| FORESTER | C S Forester (1899-1966), Egypt-born novelist, best known for his 10-book Hornblower series (8) |
