The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1227

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Clues Answers
Atop her a strange item of headgear opera hat
Avoid team backing favourites SIDESTEP
Clothing, women’s, needing attention WEAR
Disrespectful library oddly ignored event including monarch IRREVERENT
European, on rise, meets eastern Democrat, much-admired ESTEEMED
Eyelid problem, sore, that you experienced initially STYE
Friend coming across artist, Lely, almost exact likeness PARALLEL
Hill creature finally moved fast TORE
Hours with the Spanish male tiller HELM
In Bristol, lonely, ring repeatedly TOLL
Lying scattered in “Bravo”, unusual Western BESTREWN
Mercury, say, element at outset brought into factory PLANET
Clues Answers
Outrageous claim over English evil intent MALICE
Referring to a relative, competent, fair REASONABLE
Restricted to fixed amount, an editor’s upset RATIONED
Returning part quietly, is ahead of time — he says little TRAPPIST
Series of notes seeking an answer? RINGTONE
Some bar types affecting interest in painting? ARTY
Source of music in street before beginning of October STEREO
Support Religious Instruction, uplifting routine for owner PROPRIETOR
Surrender cases of china, valuable, ill-gotten cave in
The German complaint following off-line event maybe? DERAILMENT
Try to create favourable impression — bring up drinks SPIN
Turning heads in surprise STUN