The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 09 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Precise sort of knife left cuts STICKLER
RAISE THE RATE TO SCREEN SKY ETHER
NARCOTIC I DUMP AT THE CENTRE, AFTER WORK OPIUM
Sister omitting nothing in part of speech NUN
Smart current newspaper in US city NIFTY
A SORT OF CHURCH EXPERT ACE
SHOW ABILITY TO TAKE OFF PARTY FOOD CANAPE
Badly done now? Oops! Here’s booby prize WOODEN SPOON
Belt up one so nervous SHIVERY
Churchmen smell a piece of chicken? PARSONS NOSE
Combat sport which often divides neighbours FENCING
Comic-book star rose up magically, holding that lady SUPERHERO
Conservative sold headless pack of fish old-school
Crater roughly enclosing tree CALDERA
Depression in young man broadcast where personal problems are published AGONY COLUMN
Fashionable basin reportedly matching IN SYNC
Father left friend PAL
Fruit old and bad rejected OLIVE
Heroin regularly taken for a very long time EON
In station, tape's readily available ON TAP
Perform the role of accountant, lifted by words of gratitude ACT AS
Prayer that gives one a lift PATERNOSTER
See dry rot, unfortunately in naval vessel DESTROYER
Unexpectedly encounter a mongrel under ladder RUN ACROSS
“Heap” and “lot” could be about right for this? PLETHORA
Break down piece by Spanish composer FALL APART
Criticism which goes over actors’ heads? REPROOF
Debussy's opening with E flat, cutting a section DEPARTMENT
Give acclaim, receiving small gesture of welcome HANDCLASP
Interest rising then lowering keeps home cheap bargain-basement
Literary heiress left capital around PORTIA
Picked up hamper for country club BLOC
Ring operator, ringing round and hinting at trouble OMINOUS
Short cut from port, once in motion ETON CROP
Slip home, by the sound of it GAFFE
Something dotty relative with tablets brought over ELLIPSIS
Specialised unit of time? Request this in Paris TASK FORCE
Staff taking time out — in other words, a possible skive? SICKIE
Stop suffering on the phone WHOA
STEAL THE SPANISH COIN NICKEL
ONE WHO MAY SNARE YOU WITH RECORD INCLUDING MUSIC ON PIANO ENTRAPPER
OFFICIAL WORK CLOTHES FOR PLANT TREFOIL
NOT GIVING IN, RUINED CASTLE DEFENDS ISLAND INELASTIC
CHANNEL SURFING'S PRIMARY FEATURE STRAIT
PLAYING ROLE SUBTLY, ONE MOVES THE MASSES TROLLEYBUS
PAPER BAGS OVER OLD SOLDIERS FOOT
Beater caught hunted creature HART
DOCTOR IN PRIVATE ROOM, A PERSON OF GREAT ENERGY DEMON
TYPE OF DELIVERY COMPLETED BY MEMBER OVERARM
INITIALLY, FEMALE BECOMING HOT AND DRY ATHIRST
Tough on one mum protects RESILIENT
Trembling post-coitally, without way to hide emotion PLAY IT COOL
Vehicle passes through rock in a line TETRAMETER