Guardian Cryptic

[creamegg]

14a bad taste of old booze after hot month
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16a pretty, inspiring love and cheers, twirling with care
c?m?????o?a???y

19a reliable music gets son really humming 4,5
r??? ????d

22a singers live, unknown in the past
b??????

23a a good deal of lawyers make money
b?r???n

7d pupils before english run late
?o?m??

14d lacking funds, you do this in hostelry, clearly gutted
????????cy

17d possible danger with lighter fluid on stairs
??????s?

18d what besets politician currently could be stress
??p???i?

20d showing sadness in bearing, a queen departs
????n?

[Lie-in King]

14a Indecorum - 'o(ld) rum' (after) 'in (hot) Dec(ember)'
16a Compassionately - 'comely' (inspiring; containing) 'passion' + 'ta' (back)

[Lie-in King]

19a Rock solid - 'rock' (music) 's(on)' 'olid' (foul-smelling; humming)
22a Beyonce - 'be' (live) 'y' (unknown) 'once'
23a Bar-gain

[Lie-in King]

7d Former - 'form (pupils) E(nglish) r(un)'
14d Insolvency - 'solve' (you do this, in) 'inn' + 'c(learl)y' (gutted)

[Lie-in King]

17d Arsonist - anag 'on stairs'
18d Emphasis - 'eh?' (what?, besets; is round) 'MP' + 'as is' (currently)
20d C(aR)rying - 'a R(egina)' departs

[creamegg]

thank you very much x

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome, it woke my fingers up :-)