Weekend Quick Cryptic 128 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn. 

You can find a link to the crossword here and the answers below.  Feel free to leave any comments or questions here as you would do on  TfTT .  You can find an index to the complete series of crosswords here. 

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Hints and tips...

• In 8A the wintry weather can also occur in summer storms.
• In 10A think Roman Numerals.
• Scarlett in 1D is a character in Gone with the Wind.
• Oscar in 3D is Oscar Wilde.

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Solution and explanation of the answers...

Definitions  underlined in bold italics , ( Abc )* indicating anagram of Abc,{deletions} and [] other indicators.

Across
6 Past one's best, worked in the kitchen (6-2)
WASHED-UP – Double definition
8 Enthusiastically welcome wintry weather (4)
HAIL – Double definition
9 Basket maker's sordid affair (6)
RAFFIA – [sordid] (affair)*.
10 Forty of the Romans, we're told, are outstanding (5)
EXCEL – Sounds like XL, forty in roman numerals.
11 Strangely, Charlie, Matt and I like the science of numbers (12)
ARITHMETICAL – [strangely] (Charlie Matt I)*.
12 Go viral on social media - dogs follow fashion leaders (5-7)
TREND-SETTERS – TREND (go viral on social media), SETTERS (dogs).
15 Soft leather for sleeper we hear (5)
NAPPA – Sounds like NAPPER (sleeper).
16 Joie de vivre of excited sprite (6)
ESPRIT – [Excited] (sprite)*.
18 Greek goddess discovered in the bedroom! (4)
HEBE – Hidden in tHE BEdroom
19 Find record has finished (8) 

DISCOVER – DISC (record) OVER (finished).
 
Down
1 Initially there are ructions at Scarlett's home (4)
TARA – Initial letters of There Are Ructions At. Home of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind.
2 A quick recce if shut out (6)
SHUFTI – (if shut)* [out].
3 Oscar's perfect mate? (5,7)
IDEAL HUSBAND – A reference to Oscar Wilde’s play (AN) IDEAL HUSBAND.
4 Endlessly fashionable more than once, but pretentious (6)
CHICHI – CHI{c} (fashionable) without the last letter, twice -> CHICHI.
5 Sad smile somehow gives the wrong impression (8)
MISLEADS – (sad smile)* [somehow].
7 It describes the here and now - quietly take against unruly teens (7,5)
PRESENT TENSE – P (piano; quietly) RESENT (take against) [unruly] (teens)*.
11 Organiser - a Scottish footballer on the radio (8)
ARRANGER – Sounds like a (Glasgow) RANGER (Scottish footballer).
13 The HMV dog is one that bites (6)
NIPPER – Double definition.
14 Use every method possible laying out your openings (6)
EMPLOY – Initial letters of Every Method Possible Laying Out Your.
17 Bad time for couple (4)
ITEM – [Bad] (time)*.