The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 31

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Runs off after snatching coat, to be precise SPLIT HAIRS
Unexpected gains in turn decline for spells windfall profits
A piece of cake being raised in a wood BALSA
Animal’s lair found by alien in street SETT
Charm of funny Belgium mostly attracting English BEGUILE
Everyone turned up when cutting wood in fall COLLAPSE
One likely to succeed in search for gold PROSPECT
Sailor in base is capable of working VIABLE
Strange fatigue besetting millions — what smoking may do FUMIGATE
Talk about small herb PARSLEY
Think about complete tan when swimming CONTEMPLATE
Picture I get by removing a name IMAGE
Pick source of radioactivity on particle ELECTRON
Pencil marking circling a line rejected as nonsense BLAH
Lifeless hair? There’s no spring in it DEADLOCK
Letter from nine written in reverse IOTA
Democrat winning legal round before US two-timing DUPLICITOUS
Green spots in food store leading to no serious comment PLEASANTRY
Gloomy corner church artist has come in to draw SEPULCHRAL
An old soldier in being discharged is saying goodbye leave-taking
Deft clue I recast is misleading DECEITFUL
Way of working will fill a second book AMOS
Waters garden bordering river in curved shape HORSESHOE
Vegetable, cold and difficult to chew CHARD
Attractive forests are finally encountering axes SEXY
Assistant forgoing record tax DUTY
BIRD NESTING IN HIBISCUS IBIS
Henry is working to block agent, backing mind-control HYPNOSIS
Poet, fat and benevolent, neglecting daughters LARKIN
Queen and King tucking into quiet drink SHERRY
What holds cooking oil, very European? OLIVE
Player is among leaders of our best orchestras today OBOIST
Excellent sewer sequestering carbon in damaging fluid ACID RAIN
Circulating damp polluted air in strange plant-holder TERRARIUM
Catalogue containing old book by political operator LOBBYIST
Called, cancelling start of general preparatory period run-up