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MARESNESTTotal mess ERRANDBOYYoung male gofer YEARNINGSVariable pay packet leads to such desires (9) MOODSWINGUnpredictable emotional shift HYPNOTISTSvengali's first to try to suppress odd bits of psyche in regression FULLMARKSHighest possible test result (4,5) SHOUTOUTSPublic expressions of thanks ELSEWHERE… we see her gallivanting around Lima and other places (9) DOWNSOUTHIn Dixieland (where Enoch Powell was MP) NEWGRANGEGirl entering fresh pasture finds ancient burial site (9) SPOTCHECKA random test that a dermatologist might do HOWLOVELY“So delightful!” HOWMOVING“So poignant!” YESTERDAYPatsy’s date of birth? (9)