The Times - Cryptic Jan 18 2017

ClueAnswer
A number of pints one's brought in for people getting tanked? AQUARISTS
Band's second drug-induced experience, taking ecstasy STRIPE
Blokeish male into culture HEARTY
Celebrate with trainer, say, briefly recruited by former Wimbledon winner? PASSINGSHOT
Clever pupil shows this book just when meeting the head BRIGHTNESS
Crises one's resolved in economically-challenging periods RECESSIONS
Fellow having soldiers surrounded in old battle site BORODINO
Gossip picked up in this place, for example HEARSAY
Houses back-to-back at top of a row HOOHA
Jack is hard on confounded Tories HOISTER
Legion turned back helpless dairymaid MYRIAD
Man working to safeguard prominent lady? CHAPERON
Maybe a BA with first in English, top mark AGRADE
Maybe phone business over new form of diplomacy CONTACT
Noise made by cat chasing small duck SMEW
One has no time for academic environment UNI
One's cracked shell NUTCASE
Performing in cabaret without energy, one has the hump repeatedly BACTRIAN
Poet describes the old lady of society DOYENNE
Polluted lake is kept free of last of oil TARNISHED
Quiet ayatollah gutted former Middle Eastern ruler SHAH
Rarely seen wearing casual clothes at university and work INSHORTSUPPLY
Right smooth wine from this area? RHONE
Somebody incompetent NOTABLE
State school in a rut, transformed by head of academy SOUTHCAROLINA
Style of pop music a hit RAP
They learn there's lots of water in river TRAINEES
Where to arrive from foreign terminus, crossing Iran's borders DESTINATION
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