The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27419

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Clues Answers
Acquit successor in hearing, and make peace clear the air
Bones of rodent served up by half-cut wife TARSUS
Bottoms round and smooth SLEEK
Edible creature carried by Chinese as luggage sea-slug
Friendly guy introduced by a note AMICABLE
Go for a small boat trip ASSAIL
Guff one has to endure in sauna? hot air
Have lunch — roast lamb perhaps, but no starter EAT
Head has left for run, the idiot CLOWN
Jenny pauses every now and then ASS
Kiss husband in bar SHAVE
Maniac knocking over beer barrel NUT
Misfortune sees Sid losing head, in a manner of speaking ACCIDENT
Naive or very clever, university expelling yours truly INGENUOUS
Nickname of the Speakers’s girl? MONIKER
Obstinate Pole getting drunk after argument stiff-necked
Clues Answers
On a high, as your date might be? STONED
One returning after death as devil? IMP
Prison report on health of union member? BRIDEWELL
Rare elks Ted shot, wearing this? DEERSTALKER
Reckon writer’s lacking capital ESTATE
San Diego can make you distressed AGONISED
Sponge pudding brought back, I see LOOFAH
Stagger round centre of Athens, finding work at last REHEEL
Suppression of left in party rather sad CLAMPDOWN
Survive farewells when son moves west EXIST
Suspect fanatics are from Kenya? east african
Time philosopher finds clothes for wedding TROUSSEAU
Tittle-tattle about island that’s increasingly trendy NATTIER
Unkempt, much like a cormorant? SHAGGY
VIP ironically using these to write with? his nibs
What’s the most convincing passage? Jean-Paul Sartre’s is SOUNDEST