Best Daily Cryptic Crossword January 17 2023

Best Daily Cryptic Crossword January 17 2023 Answers:
Writer says ties get knotted 8 letters
ESSAYIST
Final goal? 3 letters
END
Some regretful bird 5 letters
EGRET
Being afraid shaking a finger 7 letters
FEARING
Midday and horse is in shape 7 letters
NONAGON
Mark isn’t a convert 5 letters
STAIN
An agreeable chap 6 letters
YESMAN
Someone who carries drink? 6 letters
PORTER
A composer overdid the central section 5 letters
VERDI
Pariah is not in shed 7 letters
OUTCAST
Literary work after only half a month upset everyone 7 letters
NOVELLA
Scottish child – one in farm building 5 letters
BAIRN
Melody in the atmosphere 3 letters
AIR
One gate’s damaged – but that was a long time ago 8 letters
STONEAGE
Contracts for psychiatrists? 7 letters
SHRINKS
A New Testament insect 3 letters
ANT
Small child taking railway from foot-soldiers 6 letters
INFANT
Joy ride? 9 letters
TRANSPORT
I care about Heather 5 letters
ERICA
Getting worse and needing great reform 12 letters
DEGENERATING
Pa expanded 12 letters
PENNSYLVANIA
A flower pleased Louis perhaps 9 letters
GLADIOLUS
Ripping bits of granite 7 letters
TEARING
Fruit excessively dull inside 6 letters
TOMATO
Wanderer finally finished being a wanderer 5 letters
ROVER
Busy buzzer 3 letters
BEE