The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Ancient city’s once fantastic empty hotel? ANTIOCH
At front of Berkeley Square picked up land BENIN
Curious how day’s dim SHADOWY
Distinctive phrase fool finally changes IDIOM
Double act being wordless awkwardly hampers emotion PANTOMIME HORSE
Elaborate dress: set out before noon to gain impetus get up steam
Fail to work, having succeeded in objection GO BUST
Formal wear? It may be your call TAILS
Get smaller recorder TAPER
Half-hearted shout, not on deck BELOW
Hard to avoid publican in possibly obscene fraud IMPOSTURE
Head of bank will learn to manipulate capital restriction berlin wall
Heedful of a green hollow in which day is advancing ADVERTENT
Hospitality for all in old luxury flat as temperature falls OPEN HOUSE
In submarine, maybe, one who’s elected to conserve oxygen is a cold fish ROLLMOP
Irritable match ending in acrimony TESTY
Off-white linen carried by recruits ECRU
Roughly calculate what’s left: about one metre ESTIMATE
Leak from European delegation EMISSION
Run around somewhat, having small puncture flea bite
Viewer hugs dog tighter SECURER
Well-armed number challenged to depose king TENTACLED
A body of water overseas ABROAD
Airline covering up a beastly cry BAA
Beautiful woman ignoring one for a time HOUR
Club for AA member? DRIVER
Crackpot oriental aunt? RELATION
Dislike analyst’s initial interpretation AVERSION
Female elephant scoffing hot dog CHOW
Force of evil once let loose VIOLENCE
Good-looking chap holding article from Copenhagen? DANISH
Inquisitive boss regularly visiting New York NOSY
Outrage of Tory men I abused ENORMITY
Poet has house by river HOMER
Reportedly excluded Italian, a crook BANDIT
Sad when daughter goes? That’s personal OWN
Sikh cafe cooking your supper? FISHCAKE
The smallest one’s somewhat disgruntled RUNT
The Speaker’s flummoxed, displaying weakness FLAWED
What prisoner might long for, eh? PARDON
Woman in Madrid’s preposterous reason SENORA