Congested excavation channel turned over (6)

Journalist perhaps gets server to pull article for recipe (6)

Defence is behind in concrete case (8)

Intend storing heroin in craft for now (9)

It's light and carried for love (5)

Start filming battle (6)

Nice lady using first name to interrupt me (6)

Brace before lift-off? To a degree, perhaps (3:3)

What's at stake restrains whistleblower; that's very sad (6)

Small crowd get lost (5)

Obliged to make tax limited (4,5)

In truth, life is complicated — this makes it look better (4,4)

Bureau sounding out new college after some time (6)

Expert made errors with central pieces (6)

Pet adder gone astray — it happened earlier (8)

Drink starts to kick in rapidly (3)

Idea lacking information? Either way it's unacceptable (3,2)

Coming to this planet and unable to leave it (10)

Function without latitude to some extent (6)

Do spies keep them behind bars for drinking? (4)

Reason for relationship having spirit returned (9)

Surprisingly, Nato win case to get scientist (5,6)

Blade cast in fragments can be a flexible thing (7,4)

Checkout times suit individual circumstances (4,2,4)

Fancy art deco from middle area of Paris (9)

Locate stand-in turning up in row (4-2)

Prepare popular backing section for classical music (5)

Lost without commercial break (4)

Hint — what you're reading is missing line (3)