I’m backing competitions engaging student prodigies (8)

Finished tucking into drink, bowl turned upside-down? (6)

Game soldier from abroad occupying areas, offering defence (8)

Equivalent figure in work to advance food additive (8,6)

Government’s in better nick, providing digital coverage? (10)

Really? That’s half gone? It’s not true (4)

Shy about beginning to participate in reproduction (4)

I start to raise it in allotment, producing annoyance (10)

Description of theatre and music person creating star, possibly (10,4)

Financial journalists and their boss recalled in unpleasantly sticky surroundings (4,4)

Meat served in American flight mostly spoken about (6)

I utter a couple of names when pushing back Hindu beggar (8)

A second firm linked to motor-racing debacle (6)

Large bra served up in purple (4)

Pinches trophy after taking up bowling like this (7)

Almost half of Alcatraz united, enthralled by French bird man? (8)

One held in jail around city — rough situation? (11)

Disagree, dismissing first total (3-3)

Clearly article from Libération's fluently presented without opening line (7)

Marine animal hunting curtailed after receiving text for you (3,6)

Dicks in orgasm possibly retaining utility (11)

Female expert gets ready to leave external applications (4,5)

I charge a French body of water to raise this seafood (8)

Joke about artist concealing sex — probably not a favourite of mine! (7)

Seemingly unhappy career amongst those who got elected (2,5)

Month in which daughter never turned up for start of week (6)

Motor fuel going up, requiring investment of money (4)