### Clue: What Syrinx did in 8? Yielded! (8)
### Answer: RETURNED 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Yielded
  In myth(answer to 8down), Syrinx, a nymph who did TURN into hollow water REEDs to protect her chastity from Pan, who in turn cut and turned the reeds into his first set of pan pipes.  So much for escaping, and thus the exclamation mark after "yielded".  Interestingly the word "syringe" is derived from this. 
Answer: As in yielded,returned from a financial investment.