The Times Cryptic puzzle clues 2016 Apr 01

• About start of season, top side almost lost Crossword Clue
• A desert area in eastern French region Crossword Clue
• A grand I collected must include money for financial assistance Crossword Clue
• Back new cultural activities set up in Scottish port Crossword Clue
• Carp and egg served with cream Crossword Clue
• Case of lady entering tube, heading for Earl's Court Crossword Clue
• Checks up on household, miles away in Hertfordshire town Crossword Clue
• Chief petty officer initially having little room for manoeuvre? Crossword Clue
• Chinese army loses dominance in central parts of orient Crossword Clue
• City's financial institution agreed to accept grand Crossword Clue
• Creature slept upside-down, head tucked away Crossword Clue
• For example, during election broadcast, nothing standing out as worth watching Crossword Clue
• Guerrilla leader films drug dealers Crossword Clue
• Hikers disturbed songbird Crossword Clue
• In the middle of the morning, i.e. when energy is fading Crossword Clue
• Join sailing vessel, something observable in the water Crossword Clue
• Lack of harmony is issue in part of ballet Crossword Clue
• Learner still worried about that first gear? Crossword Clue
• Most unimpressive opera cycle left incomplete by a composer Crossword Clue
• Old man has little time for bygone days Crossword Clue
• Opponent cannot win, being regularly eliminated Crossword Clue
• Physicist's short course in computer knowledge just beginning Crossword Clue
• Placed the wrong way, slates break Crossword Clue
• Restaurant, say, cut cheese sandwiches Crossword Clue
• Sparkling wine, right, not still Crossword Clue
• Stone thrown in attack Crossword Clue
• Suffering cuts, college illogically put back subject Crossword Clue
• Supply with food like grapefruit, wanting different starter? Crossword Clue
• US state going into fish business — ultimately lots there? Crossword Clue
• Year on shop floor Crossword Clue
• You briefly tucked into heavenly food one's served with last of cheese sauce Crossword Clue