The Guardian - Cryptic Crossword Answers - Apr 10, 2014

 The Guardian - Cryptic Crossword Solutions - Apr 10, 2014

Clue	Answer
After I left, floor covering is in a state	ILLINOIS
Criminal activity of daughter somewhere in London	DEALING
Demons? Fashionable young reporter has one	INCUBI
Eight in a row?	OARSMEN
Father of actor undergoing split	OLDMAN
Female king? The Spanish are ready	SHEKEL
Final appearance of Desmond, N in Sunset Boulevard	SWANSONG
Harsh-sounding brother	GRIMM
Have to get in a cheesecake	BROWNIE
Heartless men wrongly take over Times, heartlessly	ROBOTS
I am dressing 24, holding up party	ROBINGOODFELLOW
Insane woman's backing poet	OWEN
It's a frightful thing, almost struggling to walk without glasses on, initially	HOBGOBLIN
Kills a little time at Angler's Rest, ultimately getting drunk	STRANGLES
Made notes about animals	GNUS
One that cuts new coins in Ireland	INCISOR
Ornament? Composer's almost room for one	BROOCH
Paint picture of second bed in flower	DESCRIBE
Playing Puck not Bottom, learn he is a helpful creature	LEPRECHAUN
Someone like me to throw up a pork pie on the hearth?	LOBLIEBYTHEFIRE
Something Arabs or Bedouin have imbibed	ABSORBED
Stiff examination involving mark set by female	FORMAL
Top boss? Mum mouths off: 'Animal!'	OPOSSUM
Unable to love choral music	CANTO
Uncovered aunt desperately lying about age? Just a little awkward	UNGAINLY
Unruly youth, first out of bed, with hairstyle changed to latest version	UPDATED
Upbeat current film has visual restraint	OPTIMISTIC
Was in contact with John Peel? Sorry, no idea about that	ADJOINED