Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers July 7 2017

Clue	Solution
Splitting new grains gets hard	SHARING
Reportedly pursued for being pure	CHASTE
Athlete depicted as Roman	OARSMAN
Study time of damage	DENT
Got up like a flower	ROSE
A gale affected water plants	ALGAE
Instructed, say, to be tense	TAUT
Air of invention	VENT
Time for fool to have his day	APRIL
Inclination to be corrupt	BENT
About poem being in secret writing	CODE
Widow has bet after party	DOWAGER
Discuss what young lady consumed	DEBATE
Gauged tree flourishing in sea	METERED
His camera captured dodgy operation	SCAM
Is able to acquire grim frankness	CANDOUR
Weight of rock	STONE
Temperature in the atmosphere	HEAT
Settled muddle over sled	RESOLVED
German woman has time to get bird	GANNET
Guess site upset friend	ESTIMATE
Knock a style of music	RAP
Non-specific officer	GENERAL
Wanting to include tiny creature	ANT
Met and designed bike	TANDEM
Fed up with being drilled	BORED
Yield plant ovule, say	CEDE
Liberate at no cost	FREE