The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 03

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A French vessel in sea, lacking identification UNMARKED
Barbed prong finally penetrating judge of advanced years JAGGED
Concept everyone associated at first with papers IDEA
Entice police chief initially developing freedom in lines POETIC LICENCE
Fairly sour press employee caught dipping into grant SUBACID
Fellow in doorway — painting, possibly? PORTRAYAL
It’s measured along a meridian, in the main NAUTICAL MILE
Unemployed debt-collector bitten by ruddy insect! REDUNDANT
Abjure wickedness, as casual visitor does DROPS IN
An entrance in stone AGATE
By its very nature top fiasco is disastrous IPSO FACTO
Cook slowly, throwing in a bit of lard? Less fat SLIMMER
County is grand nearly the whole time GALWAY
Distinctive theory is mathematician’s first ISM
Even I find this creature fantastic YETI
Garment, new, shoplifted? STOLEN
Glow, good meal being cooked GLEAM
Meaningfully, I get close to den IN EARNEST
Produce bypassing a Mediterranean island CRETE
Relax, unwell after church CHILL
Seriousness of natural attraction GRAVITY
Shortly advise dairy product BRIE
Small team specially tasked to take the back off? DETAIL
Some Syrian drowned valley RIA
These mountains tending to shake? ROCKY
Uncontrolled emotion blowing up this year HYSTERIA
Touring Rhode Island, old lover carries minute scarlet flag ORIFLAMME
Took risks — kicked bucket across entrance to crescent DICED
Stupid aspersion in speech, gradually losing force DIMINUENDO
Pounds invested in women’s area in New York district HARLEM
Podginess of English male with good French cape EMBONPOINT
Person investigating an American man on board? CHECKER
Overheard to whimper like a baby, being cross? MULE
Prosaic concern, not on law matter-of-fact
Measure of liquid bridge-player put in large vessel GALLEON
Man following retired woman’s turn of phrase IDIOM
Loyalty from a duke thus, protecting queen ADHERENCE
Union leader in public vehicle getting over a shock TRAUMA
Wasted time supporting unmarried female writer MISSPENT
Pair with vision looked for victims PREYED
Work with miners cutting top of oak tree LABURNUM
Very excited in the past by golf AGOG
Very thin ale sent for replacement LEANEST
Data about popular drugs STATINS
Wiping light cover DUSTING
Crazy old-timers aim to be long remembered immortalised
Crane-like bird Turkish commander found by main road AGAMI
Accord Henry a new position in church ARCHDEACONRY
Thin dress material poet picked up TOILE
Naval officer, one with two daughters in motor yacht MIDDY
One demonstrated a crystalline compound ISATIN
President at bar, next to a flower arrangement IKEBANA
Woman runs business, one conveying messages by air CARRIER PIGEON
Very, very indifferent so-so