The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Employer held back by chores, unfortunately USER
Put out leg to trap bird in port KOWLOON
MUSCLE COMPLAINT BEEF
Familiar form of English city rising initially behind houses BRUM
Reported information, all points! NEWS
Charm in a hybrid tree, originally AMULET
DESERT SHADE MAROON
Right and left-wingers penning notes REDRESS
Reportedly dark piece KNIGHT
Man’s more than a crook maybe STAFFS
Battered cars would smoke on field WAR CLOUDS
Crazy attempt on prize CRACKPOT
Back-to-back golds by previously unknown Spanish hero ZORRO
Battle, as things going to pieces HASTINGS
Biblical character in deal that's dodgy DANIEL
Reserve’s virtually shelved, being not the quickest SUBSONIC
Stoppered vessel, vessel secured by stop! DECANTER
Fool to impersonate an army officer DOLT
Male in fancy red coat, US politician DEMOCRAT
Put up after with welcome drink WHISKY
Hastily make approach run-up
Bad mistake to have ambition OWN GOAL
Glower, being the subject of jokes? LIGHTBULB
Agreements initially missing for book ACTS
Not all, on reflection, consider us nicely covered INSURED
Maybe barista’s warning, still, of criminal? MUGSHOT
So-called propagandist’s excessively outspoken lines about Kennedy on vacation TOKYO ROSE
Cramming lots from university into apartments STUDIOUS
European most of the way flanked by keeper, presumably? FINLANDER
Bright students turning away from books SUNLIT
Fire Tory with standard quota CONFLAGRATION
Cost singular to get to Mars DAMAGES
White part of horse HOCK
King in play destroying Borneo OBERON
Runs through Kansas to catch baseball player up KEBABS
Perhaps a little brandy, with food, even NIP AND TUCK
Manage to expose less of that! CUT IT OUT
In a mo, the dancing AT HOME
Dissolute fellow’s garden tool RAKE
Rare being casually dressed in court? Carry on IN SHORT SUPPLY
Bag and basket for lifting rubbish — everyone in favour hot-air balloon
Pole saving company, is that lucky? MASCOT
Silver-tongued quality, mixed blessing GLIBNESS
Member that comes across price for delivery on time TRANSOM
Embrace superior manner that’s upset French protestant HUGUENOT
To annoy persistently is mean! GET AT
Drownings done, say, at sea NOYADES
Missionary’s motley crew, the size reduced SCHWEITZER
Finally improve, or go round the bend? TURN THE CORNER
Look at yours truly when speaking EYE
Travelling salesmen, unknown NAMELESS
Back up, holding good sword RAPIER
Square loaf mostly devoured by old man PLAZA