CROSSWORD 263 by Axe
CRYPTIC ACROSS
7 Place in Cuba – I love, as they say here, the laurel tree at the front (6)
8 Shot a deserter arriving in Victorian gold town (8)
9 MacAllen’s alternative to a Franco-Swiss tarn (3,5)
10 Someone from Salt Lake City flips a lid – French individual covers up (6)
11 Couple of rugs one found in the end draped around a Hobbiton set (8)
12 Goddess, one tucking into Asian bread of the Greek islands (6)
13 Silks worn here when President is sworn