Taste had been sampled by mate? (6)
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Across
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Taste had been sampled by mate? (6)
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Stoppage in existence after store failing to close (6)
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I travel, did you say? (4)
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One alarmed by wheels in old scanner (4,6)
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A tease erasing mark on ballot paper, that doesn't apply (6)
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A queen filling cups behind vessel (8)
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I recall religious celebration certainly justified, originally (9)
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Gather pen (4)
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Some hogwash, so that's flipping nonsense (4)
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Meaningful study in a mess with voiding of contract, unfortunately (9)
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Parrot claiming advantage, having nipped a hand (8)
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Dark energy familiar, not entirely (6)
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Manipulated figure, one in voice returning to punch comrade (10)
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A A endlessly sozzled? (4)
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I fluffed the shot (6)
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A hint that's neither across nor down (6)
Down
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Study condition on the rise caught by man in the street (7)
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Long rest right, I must be snookered? (3-2)
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Perfectly framing repeated note, a piece of music (7)
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A nice one bordering country (6)
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On a trip, passed in jet (6,3)
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Shaved organ found in ditch (7)
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Fish in whipped cream served in temporary homes, lesser building units? (5,8)
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Exploding sun, delicate and magical kind (9)
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Brown keeping Blair perhaps in post? (7)
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A craft is large (7)
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Where leg is on insect (7)
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A Zulu and African bands (6)
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Item of furniture fixed, though top is scratched (5)