The Times Cryptic puzzle clues 2024 Apr 18

• American novelist caught in crime den Crossword Clue
• Asian region in Chennai? No, Islamabad, on reflection Crossword Clue
• Back from dig, strike kind of rock Crossword Clue
• Book Hearts defender needing a way in Crossword Clue
• Calm down, maintaining strength completely Crossword Clue
• Dark and small Iberian chap covering face Crossword Clue
• Duck eating river weed Crossword Clue
• Expert handling bad reactions is to go for Parisian meat Crossword Clue
• Forbidden urge to which writer's admitted Crossword Clue
• Group of engineers with ruddy huge screen Crossword Clue
• He conceivably needs flag raised Crossword Clue
• It restrains worker, perhaps a seasonal deliveryman Crossword Clue
• Lives, I see, with lover around Persian city Crossword Clue
• Male dabbler left in tool store with tool Crossword Clue
• Maybe bitter king secretes billions, having more upstairs? Crossword Clue
• Nanny's little one is Josh Crossword Clue
• One decides a set time, namely before holiday Crossword Clue
• One event with barristers concerning chambers Crossword Clue
• One who copies head of Cardiff University's resumé Crossword Clue
• Organists wanting doughnut breaking the scales? Crossword Clue
• Ostentatiously good, a female performer with no regrets Crossword Clue
• Possibly battier accessory for father Crossword Clue
• Rather dry month including odd times temperature drops Crossword Clue
• Save money in Asia the wrong way, creating dispute Crossword Clue
• Soda with lime or rum for convenience Crossword Clue
• Spread around centre of Croatian seaside resort Crossword Clue
• Stands apart from British men put in the corner? Crossword Clue
• Static car's plate seen in capital Crossword Clue
• Staying dry, mostly declining to conserve energy Crossword Clue
• Summer problem of boater, say, catching English butterfly? Crossword Clue
• To boot leader of government out of Lagos, a new order's required Crossword Clue