Insistent (7)

Top dog (7)

Simian (7)

Not so bold (5)

Bold (9)

Punters (9)

Relative obscurity? (5)

Pacify (7)

Risky project (7)

Ancient battleship with three banks of oars on each side (7)

(Informal) talks about nothing significant (7)

Baked goods (5)

Vex (5)

Too old to be useful – duenna tears up (anag) (13)

Baseless rumour (6)

Crunchy stem of an aquatic plant, used in Chinese cuisine (5,8)

US actor Al ______, born 1940 (6)

Semiaquatic mammals with long tails and webbed feet (6)

Part of a strawberry or a boat (4)

Pre-loved (4)

Celibate (6)

Suffering (2,4)

Hour before midnight or midday (6)

Heraldic blue (5)

Gambler’s chance to double their initial stake (5)