Across
Degenerative state of Venetian magistrate keeping volunteer army once (6)
One at home in Madrid perhaps — and Paris, surprisingly (8)
Blessedness of bishop with key position, so to speak (9)
Eg Hammerstein's very large limousine (5)
Rowdy lout initially stabbing poet with little hesitation (7)
Mineral popular in Oman's capital, as it happens (7)
Stuff wrapped round last of wholesome dairy product (5)
New decanter full of sugary fluid (8)
Weaken resistance of son frequently before beak (6,2)
Famous clown taking a drink (5)
Short song a girl's written about an alien (7)
Picture the writer's opposed to, enormously at first (7)
White mineral artist found in chest (5)
Like one part of speech attorney recalled, insignificant (9)
Army musician, possibly, with sergeant-major in bar (8)
Unlimited load of French ship entering Black Sea Port (6)
Down
Little bird caught by peasant after severe upset (8)
Came about supporting husband dismissed from the plant (3,4)
Diving bird's culpability, eating most of fruit (9)
Advance ideas of newspapers mostly about fertilisation (14)
Ruth's mother-in-law's current grumble going north (5)
Turn up, dropping round initially for church record store (7)
Deepen colour of chest in study (6)
Novel a Moravian nun originally absorbed happily at sea? (3,3,2,6)
Noted assertion of right accepted by fab duke (9)
Shrub Conservative woman planted across lake (8)
Old man holding sound-enhancing device — a character! (7)
Customers not exactly silent when screwed (7)
British sailors gathering round African tree (6)
Try one's manipulative procedure in the theatre (5)
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