The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Plea to dine among competitors ENTREATY
Storm created by English politician during trial TEMPEST
Engine horn is or should be blown with energy IRON HORSE
Has torn about in a rage, prematurely ending state of bliss? shangri-la
Mount very retrograde operation against one from America VESUVIUS
Argument inspector advanced in Home Counties DISPUTE
Are demanding to be given new offshore location? TAX HAVEN
Part of circle a churchgoer joined ARC
Destroyed a Parisian serving-girl verbally? UNMADE
In one area old country has abandoned pit ABYSS
Literary genre in South Carolina, one including Kipling poem sci-fi
Fresh trouble and strife occasioned by the same? WAR BRIDE
African heart-throb — girls must turn up to show! IGBO
Doctor who’s bad with old x-ray: do ring practice! shadow-box
With cunning, son locates youth leaders twice SLYLY
Bath, say, girl left clutching small blanket UNIVERSAL
In northern lands, 16 grand found in raw gold NUGGETS
Intrepid daughter missing parent’s sister? DAUNTLESS
Pointed to spot, clutching hip SPINY
Clothing submerged in northern river? UNDERWEAR
Old kingdom is under obligation to drop first one, then the other WESSEX
Out of the mouth appeared a tongue SHONA
Russian writer, having invited press in, opening up TURGENEV
Rumour saying one might go through deal BUZZ SAW
Roofer left in middle of row TILER
Lump of skin: hurry to conceal odd bits KNUR
Picture of Carol at home, repeatedly plugged by the artist SINGIN IN THE RAIN
Element Mendeleev originally found in flowering plant GERMANIUM
Pair filmed briefly moving part of roadie’s kit? AMPLIFIER
Training device transforming Liam’s tour SIMULATOR
Model put up by a fabulous writer AESOP
Thus crew initially without a steer? COXLESS
University no place for one free of attachment UNPEG
What’s just sweet to the ear? DESERT
From dark heap picked up a sort of acid NITRIC
Little tree giving up nothing? One silver nutmeg, at first NGAIO
Cross into western half of Europe, second-rate out-of-town area EXURB
Boy’s engaging ME strip, casting article in Serpentine ZIGZAGGY
Popular act, without doubt INDEED
Guilty of a fumble, tripping close to ball BLAMEFUL
Unexpectedly grumpy about quiet revolution SURPRISINGLY
Our lot, blue at the extremities, are freezing! SUSPEND
Plant serving sauce with meat OXLIP
Shrub found in Michigan, Missouri and South America? MIMOSA
Amphibian originally eaten for tea EFT
Pole with heart ringing Spanish girl’s number NINESCORE
Insular type this writer maligns ISLANDER
Stun factory, displaying alyssum, for example ROCK PLANT
Have more than one bowler as an all-rounder? wear several hats
Switch posts near ground TRANSPOSE
Head of police called, revealing accident PRANG
One making meteoric progress at Bisley, say? SHOOTING STAR
The Times: can it manage reverses? EPOCHS
Position of rubbish in South America STATUS