The Clever Girls' Crossword

Opposite of before (5)

Something English or a person descended from English people [anagram: ALONG] (5)

The most dopey. [to take action + round pastry with filling + short for street] (7)

Gooey stuff for styling short hair [back LEG] (3)

Removal, perhaps of a losing team in a tournament [One (Roman Numeral) between backwards MILE and country] (11)

Name of a metal and a container for preserving food [in reverse this is a nasty thing to get in your hair!] (3)

"Yes, you can!", you might say in reply [anagram: COIN TAN] (1,6)

Breathe in while drinking and you'll do this! [Macho Keith has a firm hold] (5)

A tiny particle in physics, e.g. photon or Higgs [Body odour on Mummy's boy?] (5)

A holder for something you light when there is no electricity [anagram: CLINT SACKED] (11)

A red octagon that tells cars to halt! (4,4)

Not false (4)

A short phrase that is often repeated to express a belief [Adult male human + anagram: RAT] (6)

Bees help plants reproduce by doing this to them [anagram: ALIGN IN PLOT] (11)

The quality of being unpleasant or not enjoyable [First letter of good + the lip of a cup or netball hoop + loch where a monster lives] (8)

Maybe a bunch of flowers but also the parts of your eyes that give them colour (6)

A girl's name, sounds like a name for a monastery but without the 'e' [anagram: BABY] (4)