1: The man with lack of skill shows cruelty (13)
2: Circle-drawer combines with 27 to make direction card (7)
3: Choose to take the top off (3)
4: Borders of shoreline spot harboring tiny marine vegetation (7)
5: Gingrich said Reagan should not be charged. (7)
6: Tasman has a way for French theologian, Peter (7)
9: Gradually reduce European Community requisitions for playback devices (4,9)
11: Sums are written up for scholar (7)
12: Half of them should have had an idea (7)
16: Say again 'Others had food' (7)
17: Wild geese, disoriented without leaders, find shelter (3,4)
18: Some engines stop working with less maintenance (7)
19: Imagine spouse, upset, keeping quiet (7)
23: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)