The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1018 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Large number, hundred, abandoning vessel	RAFT
Male whale? Nonsense	BULL
Mimic a bishop on board vessel	PARROT
Nail polish back in style, man explains	ENAMEL
Provide witty remark after end of satire	EQUIP
Relax wearing friend's fur	CHINCHILLA
Seals experience narrow escape	close shave
Shy going to bed	RETIRING
Simple dwellings (play on words)	HOMESPUN
Some clever dick composer	VERDI
Tries an exotic wine	RETSINA
Way to go about home system	ROUTINE

Clues	Answers
Abandon fight	SCRAP
Actress Jean in Essex town	HARLOW
Article in large house that adds taste	VANILLA
Compelling work, foremost of paintings by mature English artist	page-turner
Critic of satirical show heard by Queen	REVIEWER
Exchange views about one pine, perhaps	CONIFER
Finished by attack exposing rook	OVERCHARGE
Guarantee cry of pain after volts applied	VOUCH
Half-naked celebrity	STAR
Hips — a lot replaced here?	HOSPITAL
Just on left, close to lay-by	ONLY
Lack of soil on ground, ultimately	DEARTH