The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 09 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Nancy’s ready by fire, wanting a savoury biscuit PRETZEL
Young girl with old rope LASSO
Sporting competition that’s in the bag? SACK RACE
Pasta Victor served in bar finally with garlic mayonnaise RAVIOLI
Greek god is poisoned, unfortunately POSEIDON
Circular paintings yours truly wouldn’t put up! TONDI
Large chest son included in equipment KIST
Powerless to protect a cardinal? That’s insupportable! UNTENABLE
Doubt detectives contradict sheriff, ultimately DISBELIEF
Culturally pretentious leader dismissed by political group ARTY
Quick, some medication—I'm bleeding! NIMBLE
Dog unknown man recalled with peremptory cry BORZOI
Precious box, say, Republican set aside for wife TWEE
SLOWLY, PLANT COVERS CENTRE OF MAZE LAZILY
Gloomy detective imprisons leader of Opposition MOROSE
Note sending up prophet’s book SOH
Greek god found in Homer, ostensibly EROS
Husband in public transport area welcoming black primate BUSHBABY
What could delay a novel bowlers' trick being used WRITERS BLOCK
Furious, receiving French wine in cheap paper RAVING
Think it out — and return to captivity, as it were? DELIBERATE
Complete dump, by the sound of it WHOLE
Woman, heading off to visit sickly chapelgoer WESLEYAN
Sounding good in Brussels, report of bogus old American EUPHONIOUS
Vague padre, dismissing pa and girl DREAMY
Grave fellow and dangerous driver? UNDERTAKER
Character recently abandoning collector’s hobby PHI
Prohibit boy’s musical instruments BANJOES
First work by English portrait and historical painter? OPIE
Iodine put in remedy for some radiation CURIE
Fly bite is raised up GNAT
Fine setting for Labrador primarily — and boxer ALI
A horse with time to drink AMARETTO
Daunting, action on green being imminent? off-putting
A shade insensitive BLIND
Ukrainian port where poetic works have a certain appeal ODESSA
Choose right urban area to secure one form of energy ELECTRICITY
Spirited girl’s hide-out on sloop-rigged vessel HOYDEN
Murderer concealing first of bodies in shack CABIN
Heard two deer and an extinct bird? DODO
A woman’s set up supplying laxative SENNA
Stare unhappily, producing weapon TASER
Having less hair a bit rubbish BALDERDASH
OLD COUNTRYMAN, CHAP WITH SHIP IN SCOTTISH PORT ASSYRIAN
Farm building housing damaged regal or other instrument BARREL ORGAN
Goods initially carried by ancient ship CARGO
Focuses on size: er, that’s unusual ZEROES IN
Bill gets embraced by a model? That’s the stuff! ATTABOY
Dalek I set loose on harsh northern wilderness LAKE DISTRICT
Fickle bloke in fashionable Tory district at last INCONSTANT
Oddly, loud child is coherent LUCID
Assist a wager ABET
One miserable smoker is irritating IRKSOME
Sensualist’s place accommodating Yankee pub SYBARITE
Designer’s catalogue of animal accommodation STYLIST