The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 10 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Jar containing letter that is covered in pencil GRAPHITE
Jokes, mostly personal, causing degradation COMEDOWN
Lord ruined in Great War, returning to get married, provides many pages with connections WORLD WIDE WEB
Perhaps sly male’s function: steer around girlfriend DOG FOX
Route for deliveries of sort run in barrow? MILK ROUND
Second subject to split in books SUNDER
Soldier possibly supporting old court sector OCTANT
Sontag maybe framing small criticism about once-sacred mountain PARNASSUS
Stuff that’s fabricated and somewhat obscenely retold in turn TERYLENE
Surreal essay across issue’s front pages TRIPPY
Beware — fellow is a primitive CAVEMAN
Caught one at tea party with Queen that’s a fast talker CHATTERER
Cloak cut down to make a top CAP
Considerateness is delicious roaming around Thailand’s capital SOLICITUDE
Drink royal’s taken up LAGER
Left avoiding smooth build up FATTEN
Line left in Scrabble regularly CABLE
One who’s drafted Conservative text for speech CONSCRIPT
Photographed topless — really attractive HOT
Provincial caliph or a replacement? PAROCHIAL
Race to order cheapest eels STEEPLECHASE
Recognise Chinese porcelain appearing SEEMING
Rowing crew consumed food soundly EIGHT
Scholar of Burns, mostly RABBI
School filled with sound of cow pet SMOOCH
Set of principles central to credo suiting the faith concept ETHIC
Small, delicate and mostly finely structured ELFIN
Technical talk is initially just gas JARGON
Thanks court in charge of scheme TACTIC
Trimmed odd bits of crust CUT
Unconscious present influence that’s hidden UNDERCURRENT
View of street with train STANDPOINT
Air-traffic control is unsuccessful at keeping fourth in proximity AT CLOSE QUARTERS
Boxer receiving left punch PLUG
Isolated inside pit with collar to wrap throat polo-neck
I’m impatient and always drink to stay bluff FOR GOODNESS SAKE
Hound satirical writer penning piece central to column SALUKI
Highly sensitive time for prayer, situation that’s awkward in retrospect top-secret
Fundraiser set up over there involving an O’Connor, say red nose day
French wine label to tear up, which was driven from interwar years VINTAGE CAR
Fort Washington is on top of travel by air WAFT
First-class society to delight in slap-up
Fighting words in Chirac’s resignation statement? CEST LA GUERRE
Ecstasy within completely horrific symbolism ALLEGORY
Duct conveying liquid tin and other metal CANAL
Drop weapons and relieve force to stop constant fury CEASEFIRE
Dominant peak has shortened ALPHA
Demolishing cored pears, set aside fuzzy skin SUEDE
Clubs justify storing case of labels for identification of station CALL SIGN
It’s not important, ballroom dance’s repeats both being foxtrot CHAFF
What’s key in Old English poem ODE
Wild spirits unfortunately evident involving large male DEVILMENT