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9d One`s obviously been fired in a situation involving criminality
7&3 s.o.ing... / ... (smoking gun?)

20a Heralds put almost a whole month around castle
6 au...s
Much obliged.

I have put augurs

R - rook or castle in chess in alomst whole month- augu r s - heralds

Thank you Julie, you are right I see it now.

Thank you too AB but is smoking gun correct?
Please explain.

Think so as a "smoking gun" is the term used to indicate a piece of very incriminating evidence.
Also fits the across answers.

Just in case you thought we'd ignored your earlier request for confirmation of the answer