ACROSS

1. She ducks out, Kay leaves, York's wife remains. (7)

4. Chicken in the night. (3)

6. This animal sounds fresh. (3)

7. Not even very strange. (3)

8. With 9 DOWN -- An unfortunate kind of day for a Cockney girl? (3)

10. I get caught by the beast or I escape -- it's all in there. (7)

DOWN

1. Don rags and act like a bunch of middle-aged dinosaurs. (7)

2. Elves report: Santa changes his tune in spring? (3)

3. I dress quietly to discover them on the web. (7)

4. Hey! Initially you be the center. (3)

5. The place where some drop off? (3)

9. See 8 ACROSS (3)