The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1619

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Dilapidated slum door, something beaten alone drum solo
Fish around lake, being at a loose end IDLE
Fleeing from concoction of methanol on the lam
Flesh mostly to freeze in tight corset BODICE
Fruit revealed by lifting nail gun UGLI
Gems editor’s penning lamer after revision EMERALDS
Go after sex appeal in heavenly body SATURN
Gradually develop passion for climbing: very English! EVOLVE
Greeting school quintet high-five
Heads for America — Palm Springs — enjoying recess APSE
In Cyprus, settlers find apple RUSSET
Link jam, surprisingly, with starter of unappealing spam junk mail
Live at home, outside evacuated regional capital BERLIN
Clues Answers
My French diary recalled an Asian nomad MONGOL
People giving up, heading from our IQ test, confused QUITTERS
Place false statement before head of university LIEU
Price of firm’s time COST
Right about America’s corrosive influence RUST
Royal Artillery’s turned up in dark to surrender weapons DISARM
Sake? This can make you most unsteady! SHAKIEST
Second refusal by old college to provide game MONOPOLY
Supported — or retreated? BACKED
Took heart from freebie given to European political party perked up
Upright, not upper class, old expert musician VIRTUOSO
Yell, losing head, producing blade OAR