The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 07 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Advance ideas of newspapers mostly about fertilisation PRECONCEPTIONS
Customers not exactly silent when screwed CLIENTS
Deepen colour of chest in study DARKEN
Degenerative state of Venetian magistrate keeping volunteer army once DOTAGE
Diving bird’s culpability, eating most of fruit GUILLEMOT
Eg Hammerstein’s very large limousine OSCAR
Famous clown taking a drink COCOA
Like one part of speech attorney recalled, insignificant ADNOMINAL
Little bird caught by peasant after severe upset DABCHICK
Mineral popular in Oman’s capital, as it happens OLIVINE
New decanter full of sugary fluid nectared
Noted assertion of right accepted by fab duke ACCLAIMED
Novel a Moravian nun originally absorbed happily at sea? OUR MAN IN HAVANA
Old man holding sound-enhancing device — a character! OMICRON
One at home in Madrid perhaps — and Paris, surprisingly SPANIARD
Short song a girl’s written about an alien ARIETTA
Shrub Conservative woman planted across lake CAMELLIA
Stuff wrapped round last of wholesome dairy product CREAM
Means of transport for schools TRAINS
Turn up, dropping round initially for church record store ARCHIVE
Unlimited load of French ship entering Black Sea Port ODESSA
Weaken resistance of son frequently before beak soften up
White mineral artist found in chest BORAX
A lot of water? Spot is heard SEA
A year on river somewhere in Scotland AYR
Breaking cups, restless female artists sculptresses
Brilliant colour displayed by vehicle left in group SCARLET
Device to get one sitting up? CHAIRLIFT
Food component gives excess energy to any number GLUTEN
Force acceptance of what motorist must do after work? DRIVE HOME
Friend getting millions — a reward for sporting achievement? PALM
Go miles travelling around French city LIMOGES
Is representative of pietism so troubled about source of evil? epitomises
Means of identification of crop, we hear, more affected by cold? serial number
Men not beginning to attempt record ENTRY
Raucous cry of a member of parliament? HOOT
Sing melody badly apart from introduction YODEL
Stuff in good meat — good for starter GINGHAM