Sunday Times 4700

[DorothyH]

Stuck on quite a few any help would be gratefully received TIA

11ac Dart back and check collar (5) ??N?H
13ac Before end of conference politician takes n the Spanish horror movie and muse (9) M?????E?E
16ac Little girls fib about donkey (60 ?????E
20ac Nervously admire extremely big pheasant (4,4) ???? ???D
24ac A hunk carried back wood (5) ????A
5dn Slightly drunk artist prodding newlywed in the guts (6) T?D???
6dn Criminal starts to read copy of a will (9) R????????
17dn Type of painting not influenced by any movement (5,4)????? ?I?E
18dn Curly Kale I put in before lots of water (4,4)???E ?R?E
24dn Old couch providing support for Bishop ad former leader (5) ??A?R

[donny48]

17 still life

[Lie-in King]

11a Pinch (collar; arrest) - 'nip' (back) + 'ch(eck)'
13a Melpomene (Gr. Muse) - 'el' (Sp. "the", in) 'MP' + 'Omen' (film) + '(conferenc)e' (end of)
16a Lassie - 'lie' (about) 'ass'
20a Game bird - anag 'admire + b(i)g (extremely)'
24a Balsa - 'a slab' (back)

[aelmpvw]

11a pinch

[donny48]

5 tiddly

[scorpiojo]

Pin ch
M el P Omen e
L ass ie
Game bird anag admire + b(i)g
Tidd (new) ly (wed)
Re(ad) probate

[scorpiojo]

17 Still life

[Togo]

11a Pinch slang for arrest (collar) nip back and ch

13a Melpomene the Muse of tragedy mp takes in el + omen horror movie +(conference)e

[Lie-in King]

5d Tiddly - '(ar)ti(st) (pro)dd(ing) (new)ly(wed)' (guts; middles)
6d Reprobate - (starts to) 're(ad)' + 'probate' (copy of a will)

18d Lake Erie - anag 'kale' + 'I' (in) 'ere' (before)
24d Blair - 'lair' (old "couch", supporting; under) 'B(ishop)'

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lair

[scorpiojo]

18 Lake Erie anag kale I ere
24d B lair

[Togo]

5d Tiddly arTIst proDDing newLYweds

[Togo]

2d Cathedral See = Bishop's official office.

[Togo]

6d Reprobate Re(ad)probate.