The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Makes hard queen say less occasionally ANNEALS
Share applications for plants LOTUSES
Help when one's stuck in position ASSISTANCE
Possibly dirty small talk SPATTER
Excuse could be so naive EVASION
Second drink follows drink SUPPORTER
Conscious of strife in hospital department AWARE
Complete havoc, anarchy or shambles initially CHAOS
Quiet beer possibly source of gas SHALE
Buries old doctors on hospital department ENTOMBS
Dodgy hip, so rests hip replacement? PROSTHESIS
Analysis of chap facing madness COVERAGE
Actress's last desire to be fashionable SWISH
Joke from proletariat about Labour's leader PLEASANTRY
Pips best players SEEDS
Reportedly makes vases URNS
Language is Queen's English ERSE
Last word from alpha males AMEN
Wretched 'celebs' paid to go wild DESPICABLE
Endless dessert, also called foreign delicacy MOUSSAKA
Capital is strong following detailed warning BELFAST
Defend former partner left in drag EXPLAIN
Cook, large inside, getting more slender SLIMMER
A sailor turns up world map ATLAS
Blocks forces capturing a rook PARRIES