1: Religious assembly fitting in star (7)

6: Part of stair is erect (5)

7: Fool to join recital (3)

8: Curse the mother country? (9)

10: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)

12: Freeze one mug filled with tea, essentially (3,2)

14: Records that could be hits (7)

1: See, you are a cad. (3)

2: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

3: Mild expletive for a sea-faring people? (9)

4: Control escape (3)

5: Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5)

8: Birds in white trousers (5)

9: Perfect conviction ends trial (5)

11: Aliens set off (3)

13: Nightwear and jersey top added in afterthought (3)