The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Giving birth on the farm? — not being serious! KIDDING
Noblewoman’s daughter beginning to understand board game DUCHESS
Port not vintage — enjoy last of Semillon NEW HAVEN
One's mad having lost this cleaning cloth RAG
One scorer surprisingly able, another satisfactory BELA BARTOK
Petersham's much-admired film? GREATCOAT
Plant in estate well clear of borders GROUNDSEL
Reportedly worked flour into dough, as required NEEDED
One who endures being a carrier of equipment? BEARER
Group for example, east European, appearing in Greek city THE BEE GEES
Collar on dogs or catlike mammals RINGTAILS
Cook disturbed by a noisy quarrel FRAY
Crucial-sounding place for loading and unloading ships QUAY
Dad’s Army cast entertaining English illusions DAYDREAMS
Decline of French people of similar age DEGENERATION
Deer that transformed stops car in dramatic event COUP DE THEATRE
A model unexpectedly receiving right noble rank EARLDOM
Going to ground, getting beating HIDING
Almost entirely lecherous American writer RAND
Almighty muddle in poem not finally relevant OMNIPOTENT
Hanger-on in French city initially expecting pay back REIMBURSE
Horse served in Bordeaux perhaps causing belly-ache WHINE
Instruction to supply goods called for by the Speaker? ORDER
Lying between two rivers, what was that industrial region? RUHR
Member of clergy beheaded for crime ARSON
Memory concerning offertory RECOLLECTION
Worthless person, erstwhile Prime Minister, shows zest LEMON PEEL
Transparency islander lent freely lantern slide
What's unimportant as compared with former currency? beside the mark
Youth in the quarter for Valentine's Day? FOURTEENTH
LINES BY ENGLISH NOVELIST IDENTIFYING VEGETATION GREENERY
Senior citizen taken in by soldiers OLDIE
With short sudden movement snake gets rodent JERBOA
Spider-Man's inner skin layer DERMA
Symbol of rank crack troops held at first SASH
Condition backed by more senior cricketer, perhaps FIELDER
Greek character concealing source of this disgrace STIGMA
Love line and false statement seen in Hardy? OLLIE
Affair producing children? ISSUE
At sea stop son boarding a vessel AVAST
Auntie coming back just the same? BEEB
Breaks rest to develop a mode of swimming BREASTSTROKE
Byron's end portrayed in melancholy lament MONODY
Caucasian soldiers initially installed in Irish islands ARMENIAN
Second blast outside is very close BOSOM
Serviceman in receding tide finds protection AEGIS
She plays a series of jazz chords for law officers SHERIFFS
Son left in club to speak explosively SPLUTTER
Stay in order to see well-camouflaged creature STICK INSECT
Stench terrible with decay in New York City SCHENECTADY
Barge capsized shown in national emblem LEEK
Type of seabird others rejected SKUA
Traitor in Paris who attracts support QUISLING
Southern Greek character raised total SUM