Across
Old coastal area is excellent, best seen from the east (5)
American leave, one taken in an Eastern French region (9)
One left outside quietly stopping search, turning back dogs (7)
Retreat from ledge and end, pulling back from both (7)
Famous brand set in stone (9)
Wherein some early Latin recalled? (5)
This will get you free dinners -- optimism worked (15)
Tree in estate, say, outside England's borders (5)
Gloomy yet funny linguistic study (9)
Judges expelling just who fixed skating event (3,4)
Long, drawn vote securing Independent win (7)
On which Spartans perhaps grow replete, possibly after adult pressure (5-4)
Agreement about hosting overseas ruler (5)
Down
Extract marijuana plant (8)
Made English chemical company second, having fished around (10)
Artist set out, climbing out of the centre (6)
Disease of solvers picked up (4)
Composer's rising rank, er, undermined by British media conglomerate (10)
Immediately overwhelmed by alpha male, one in particular from a European capital (8)
Top of rock having twelve-inch fissure (4)
Variable, premature annual (6)
Plant holder raised on mortar, centrally below block (10)
New name given to shooting star moving over weather instrument (10)
Tramp and Monk joining new border dwellers (8)
Plant transplants by artery (8)
French president's right answer given in style (6)
Plant sheath having yellowish-brown area (6)
Show bombshell with casing removed (4)
Maple syrup essentially put beneath one (4)
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