6  Angel found in archdiocese – Raphael? (6)

 7  Spirit of Russia (5)

 8  What’s many people’s favourite Xmas film? What does this clue refer to? (6)

12 Style two companies dismissed at first (6)

15 In big city, alumnus left with dignity (5)

16 Skirwingle’s into books – very large, pretty stupid ones (6)

17 Judge agreed: revolutionary law by monarch prohibited American crossing (10)

 1  Note to get cheesy snack (6)

 2  First hints of infra-red ink/dye indicating colour of an eye part (6)

 3  Farah’s top-class, first-class picture of tiles (6)

 4  They’re bound to work (5)

 5  Drive out of Sussex, pell-mell (5)

 9  Isn’t worried about ordinary opening of lymph gland (6)

10 Surprisingly mobile clots (6)

11 Sort of pan from left to right while in midair (6)

13 Message board in Paris where I met Janice: not pleasant (5)

14 Extreme bend that hurts, carrying misshapen box (5)