Across
Servant cleans round rear of room taking less than instant (8)
One leading chess player passing through station in disgrace (6)
I’ll be enthralled by curve on vessel at sea or vessel aloft (8)
Stubborn character brought about a couple of days’ confusion (6)
Deterioration of thatching with observation of late? (10)
Director getting behind sickly staff (4)
Mother and leader married - one year later coining it (11)
Popular comedy item though half-hearted (3)
Currently excluding Welsh? (3)
Airmen - crikey! - in stretchy latex? That’s close to a bloomer (11)
Only some part of useful vegetarian food (4)
Show dedication to working a short time to fill box (10)
Work old revue giving it a new look (6)
Part of army say one with soldiers? Right about that (8)
Criticism with heroin being included in comedian’s material (6)
Knight hurried west interrupting holiday somewhere in Cornwall? (8)
Down
Racket encompassing car reversing - not front exhaust (5)
University event supporting second girl at St Andrews? (5)
One investigating observer snatching vintage container (10)
A doubling of money in price increases? It arouses passion (12)
Dull sound that has undertones dwindling at the outset (4)
Farm worker mostly is concealing sources of dairy feed boss (9)
Obsessive about City spot according to reports (9)
Look over the deals misrepresented in newspaper (12)
Item of parliamentary news - extra reading (10)
Doctor on Truss needing treatment: ‘Dreadful’ (9)
Network set-up about rugby included in equipment? It’s a New Zealand thing (9)
Motorists’ group securing reduced payment for show venue (5)
Opening element of 12 perhaps not opening? (5)
Cold fury rising in Morecambe? (4)
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