8  Notable large rug (6)

 9  Arnica spread on round instrument (7)

10 Come again? Not about rotter? (3)

11 Weak voice and what it could vanish into? (4,3)

13 Second tango? Composer gives reasons (7)

14 Cross detective gets a brief call concerning 12 signs (8)

15 Vessel seen in taverna or taproom (5)

16 Lager sent back? Courier errors! (4-3)

18 Peer, maybe, certainly accepting a bit of criticism for curl in old hairstyle (7)

21 Sheriff I’ve recalled keeps note … (5)

24 … of receivers’ crimes (8)

26 Neat! Court eliminating writer in bid for tree (7)

27 Prince goes in French lorry for plant (7)

30 Whiskey or old port? (3)

31 Spot the French added to molten ingot (7)

32 Dickens hero with family cooking pot (6)

 2  Fruit’s not nice to look at, it’s said (4)

 3  Asti and rum I mixed in dessert (8)

 4  Prescriptions for alum returned with last of bicarbonate (8)

 5  Italian city clothing? (6)

 6  Fine mud almost - very nearly - yields precious metal (6)

 7  Rick Stein’s first course after dance (8)

10 Short reptile filling most of 32 perhaps (4)

12 Less than half of Helston in street guide? On the contrary, Filbert! (5)

16 Faint cry audible in game (8)

17 Flower avalanche? (8)

19 Grim Nina ripped out wiring (4,4)

20 Fish is half-cold after starter of crudités (5)

22 Team no good following day of victory celebration – that’s annoying! (6)

23 Greek character twitchy about correct pronunciation of ‘Hercules’? (6)

25 Mug has nothing on Church (4)

28 Small model car, without doubt originally black (4)

29 A square popular in central Annecy (4)