The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,301 - Sep 12 2017

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Clues Answers
Accounts really starting to rise alarmingly — they need settling first! ARREARS
An equal to Earl Peel, the last of the shire COUNT
Apology for metal found in food every year MEACULPA
Blue feathers DOWN
Boatman takes a second in meeting to get the information organised DATABASE
Boatman's grown but yet to reach full potential IMMATURE
Bucks' consorts spoil poodles: lop pieces off DOES
Channel in Spooner's broad river TIDEWAY
Effect visible in batik, a tie-dyeing process IKAT
Fish head almost blended, some pieces left on the surface FLOTSAM
Folk songs used regularly in remixed stereo links REEFKNOTS
Fresh milk etc? Not initially AIRY
Incentive for panel game host to do send-up CARROT
Lexicographer, sure to get excited by word for new teeth DENTURES
Little Richard didn't intend covering 'Kiss' — only Number Ones DICK
Clues Answers
Musical jazz singing star initially held back CATS
Numbers game played with iPad, rules added EPIDURALS
Re-arrange ops for OAP APROPOSOF
Regularly amounting to a two-digit figure OFTEN
Scruffy type, reportedly vacant, a ponytail, short ILLKEMPT
See 22 ABLE
Stand for letters game TRESTLE
Stood out as a nail head in a brogue? SHONE
Support for stone channel STRUT
Sustainable kind of approach to farming? BEAR
Tools for measuring moulded replicas CALIPERS
Trap large bird in flight; inert, remove skin CORNER
Tree found where rock is extracted from mountain ashore ROWAN
Went to a restaurant for tea (that's a clue) ATEOUT
Wood consumed by one going up in flames ONFIRE