Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers July 17 2017

Clue	Solution
Sugary dessert	SWEET
Follower of second Dickens character	SHEEP
Rodent inside crate	RAT
Crazy to be in French river, say	INSANE
Avid sort of performer	DIVA
One writer’s novel	NEW
Renewed respect for spirit	SPECTRE
Sodium smell beginning to appear	NASCENT
Last word from the cricket?	BYE
Loot wasted on utensil	TOOL
Creepy-crawly noticed her, we hear	SPIDER
Learnt about organ	EAR
Writer goes to church for money	PENCE
Time then changed a bit	TENTH
Turning to best toy	SPINNINGTOP
Are back for a long time	ERA
Healthy colour in Istanbul	TAN
Prevail as headless chauvinist	EXIST
Surface temperature affected heart of our rock	PLANETEARTH
Contemporary with part-timer	TEMP
Use a needle like this, say	SEW
Woman from Esher	SHE
Devour in one attempt	EAT
Deride small crop	SCORN
One’s oddest feature	NOSE
Proposal of glib ideas	BID
Father has time to tap	PAT
Fired with rage	IRE