The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 02 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Phoned and spoke RUNG
Change hands over SWAP
Plant collector finding her way around island HERBALIST
Prophet of a second coming before end of Christmas AMOS
Rich oppress our organising PROSPEROUS
Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casket CHEAPSKATE
Second trial dropped in place of overall cuts? SHEARING SHED
Son needs head covering in strong draught SWIG
Vehicle made to carry a weight CARAT
A pair of females ventilate business AFFAIR
Back street containing inferior soldiers TROOPS
Couple one encountered upon return ITEM
European's quiet word of approval POLE
Fast celebrity on holiday, missing California STARVATION
Legendary knight's weapon, an item for auction LANCELOT
List of dishes chaps start to upgrade MENU
Magnificent rowing team picked up famous wine GRAND CRU
Notice difficulty SPOT
Rubber tyres a repairman partly rejected ERASER
Scrounger's location beyond usual area PARASITE
The Italian reclines in street — most stupid SILLIEST
Type of brandy Republican kept in raincoat MARC
Royal person in car initially surrounded by media PRINCESS
Relocated in same French city AMIENS
Police force heading west, and east, take great risks DICE
Oriental cutlery stays on cut of meat CHOPSTICKS
One using colours of very poor quality, reportedly DYER
Obscure promotion, dismissing second book BLUR
Mice emptied place for grain left over in London, say METROPOLIS
Like children lined up around worker? INFANTILE
Light lifting device round channel navy used to hold tons jack-o-lantern
Gun control is reversed, not gradually eroded LUGER
Girl arrested at Stonehenge starts to excavate some stones TESS
Fan, perhaps, of decommissioned vehicle? EXTRACTOR
Draw a secretive cuckoo EVISCERATE
Criterion was reformulated in a different way CONTRARIWISE
Commit to preserve right for upper class PERPETRATE
Circulate, but it’s dire going around DISTRIBUTE
A piece of cake is lardy, lacking in grain EASY
Colour of banana, next to sink, is a warning sign YELLOW FLAG
Start January by visiting and opening base first-foot
Record struggle for club player? DISC JOCKEY
Railway engineer sent phones for repair STEPHENSON