Quick crossword No 400

Across

1. Force in important part of tree (13)
2. Plant, cotton by the sound of it (4)
3. Our shams in the distillation process (4,4)
4. Bracket's friend and Eve swapped! (6)
5. Keep quite about use in gallery (6)
6. French river legend is heading south in German motors (6,7)
7. Opposing a mother's ruin (4)
8. Some silent confusion about memorable days (10)
9. It's suggested that it's legal for devil (8)
10. Fine with nothing changing, once the hero left for footware (10)

Down

1. Short beer days are nuts (7)
2. Are diet drinks served here? (5)
3. Pulp fan around brewing bucket (7)
4. One thousand irrational warriors (4)
5. Spotted in public asking for a firkin! (4)
6. Current of Christmas? (8)
7. Smiled strangely about Patsy's first little dents (7)
8. Fine an irrational animal (5)
9. Give the beer early and save (8)
10. ^{A singer coming to the point} (5)
11. The sailor's touch, for example, is said to be lacking (7)
12. "Called on", we hear, the Black Lion's cut (5)