Bonus Clues for Falling Sideways

ACROSS

13 When you might get there; we hear 'eight' bouncing off a mirror. (3)
The answer is ETA; when me might get there; we hear eight means a homonym for
the word backwards (ATE)

17 What that Thanksgiving turkey wants you to do: cast your ballot for young beef in in 
devoted revealer of poultry fears. (4,4)
The answer is VOTEVEAL. Cast your ballot (vote) for young beef (VEAL) in deVOTEd reVEALer
of poultry fears.

DOWN

5 State after a fall from grace can be skimmed from fun holding Nessie. (10)
The answer is UNHOLINESS; the state after a fall from grace skimmed from
fUN HOLdIng NESSie. Admittedly this is a British spelling.

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