The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1747

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Clues Answers
A mostly concrete neighbourhood AREA
Barley regularly ends in new ale and beer for him? BREWER
Bony eel takes cooking SKELETAL
Brief respite with time for papa to recover RETRIEVE
Co-operating group assembling Brexit, Labour or Conservative leaders BLOC
Coarse east European taking Victor for British VULGAR
Contend with immoral behaviour, shunning clubs VIE
Fool in hospital left ecstasy — bother HASSLE
Former partner with morning paper EXAM
Formerly working with civil engineer ONCE
Fur belonging to myself after earl, oddly ERMINE
Grim at all times in southeast SEVERE
Clues Answers
Indifferent emergency appeal gains nought so-so
Man, say, in Paisley ISLE
Paraffin oil’s odd treatment for sore knee KEROSENE
Quit after Conservative split CLEAVE
Rue eroticism that’s deviant and only superficially attractive MERETRICIOUS
Short word some feel bally son omitted to send back MONOSYLLABLE
Shrub with red or white flowers — unusually red alone OLEANDER
Still on the sea bed around California and Maine BECALMED
The Queen always up for respect REVERE
Unscramble lyric after a month DECODE
What mollusc inhabits ocean’s lower regions? SEASHELL