1: April keeps providing material for a poet (5)

4: Freshen the atmosphere (3)

6: African leader reversed stance on fabled writer (5)

7: Beauty stripping top and bottom is an additional feature (3)

8: Confined bear without a trade (9)

10: I shall be sick! (3)

12: I had been at the front, and retired (5)

13: Unappealing environment for a snooze (3)

14: Eat away at verse after initial hesitation (5)

2: New roles for a flop (5)

3: Unnecessary oath from ex-president I've allowed in (9)

4: Consumed and digested tea (3)

5: Genuine assistance for the auditor is passed on (7)

6: Gold cot in rummage sale (7)

9: Motel could host Optus, say (5)

11: Lick up pal (3)