The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27896

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Clues Answers
A piece of cake is lardy, lacking in grain EASY
Article in wood is parking light seen at night will-o-the-wisp
Bachelor leaves dog something valuable ASSET
Butterfly perched on the first down, regularly SATYR
Change hands over SWAP
Circulate, but it’s dire going around DISTRIBUTE
Commit to preserve right for upper class PERPETRATE
Criterion was reformulated in a different way CONTRARIWISE
Draw a secretive cuckoo EVISCERATE
Earthmovers removing sleepers and rubbish BULL
Fan, perhaps, of decommissioned vehicle? EXTRACTOR
Foot could be protected by this prime minister WELLINGTON
Girl arrested at Stonehenge starts to excavate some stones TESS
Gun control is reversed, not gradually eroded LUGER
Clues Answers
Light lifting device round channel navy used to hold tons jack-o-lantern
Like children lined up around worker? INFANTILE
Mice emptied place for grain left over in London, say METROPOLIS
Obscure promotion, dismissing second book BLUR
One using colours of very poor quality, reportedly DYER
Plant collector finding her way around island HERBALIST
Prophet of a second coming before end of Christmas AMOS
Record struggle for club player? disc jockey
Rich oppress our organising PROSPEROUS
Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casket CHEAPSKATE
Second trial dropped in place of overall cuts? shearing shed
Son needs head covering in strong draught SWIG
Start January by visiting and opening base first-foot
Vehicle made to carry a weight CARAT