Across
Check activity of poet not having succeeded (12)
Vertebrate's mate in wild catching nothing (7)
It won't actually cure rank odour (7)
Thick grass stuck out, twining round thus (7)
Keeps out of underworld drinking dens (7)
Group of animals to preserve lives (5)
Mint about to go in Greek character's drink (9)
Opening bar round home thus essential (9)
I'm off to grab one item of headgear (5)
Criminal Roman pair, seizing £50, back out of town (7)
Chemist may use this ruler, boxing in area (7)
See Welsh girl is heavenly (7)
Forbidding old, less inspiring love (7)
Pro-government covers over upper-class press (6,6)
Down
See bishop abandoning blessing for food (7)
Very funny route north-west from Brazil? (7)
Parts of match providing the cheapest thrills? (4,5)
Police arresting leading instigator of romance (5)
Vehicles lowering current time for journey (7)
Few are volunteering to hold up cow (7)
Special fare in EU and China: use it abroad (5,7)
One making complex subtractions erroneously (12)
Bring debts upon oneself interest-free? (9)
Reckon I'm surprised about rider's remark (5-2)
Causing more irritation, Christie scrapping second novel (7)
Imperial ruler cheers, importing lethal weapon (7)
Wicked, close to bankrupt individual is solvent (7)
What might be smelt, but no small fish (5)
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