The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Rotten time handling disarray, not following party line off-message
Sailors who hum? They stimulate you SMELLING SALTS
Short scruffy wanderer, taken short, finds a tree MANGROVE
The fall of General Custer AUTUMN
They leave old English books outside university EXEUNT
Too apparent in allusion on occasion ALSO
A vice securing top of rotating light ARC LAMP
Confined criminals given regular coaching CONSTRAINED
Covered in writing fluid — and smelly? No way INKY
Eg hotel booking giving rise to doubt? RESERVATION
Embrace European of substantial proportions HUGE
Female creature drover regularly observed DOE
For example, one’s initial self-importance EGO
Fugitive Garda finally found in part of airport RUNAWAY
Girl’s granny, extremely canny NANCY
Lament extinct bird in Scottish mountain BEMOAN
Old Scottish farmworker, initially identifying Asian language HINDI
One gored badly crossing western forest GREENWOOD
Part of school day — full stop! PERIOD
Passage from old religious pamphlet EXTRACT
Pit employee of little importance, do we hear? MINER
Proceed on horseback in American territory CANTER
Quick inspection from king in flowing robe, ultimately? look-see
Revolutionary undertaking, preparation for publishing REDACTION
Showy plant in lodging-place, one in borders of Zambia ZINNIA
Priest’s vestment not required, I hear SURPLICE
Poet joining regiment shortly SASSOON
Market charges ending in scandal often BILLINGSGATE
Late aunts done for in Oman? SULTANATE
Jack’s partner going topless, a provocation making you embarrassed ILL AT EASE
Impostor’s bribe rejected by head of state POSER
Geisha’s artful display of her bloomers? IKEBANA
Fuss about fleet, initially adrift in storm TORNADO
Fruit no lovers want? GOOSEBERRY
Feeling one must leave for a time? SENTENCE
Failure of French newspaper, reactionary editor dismissed LEMON
Determined to restrain Conservative playing fast and loose INCONSISTENT
Creative doctor a strict one ARTISTIC
Assemble revolutionary missile when outside AMASS
ASEAN capitals developed very slowly at a snails pace
Announcement of top dog PEKE
A German man’s climbing plants FLORA
Home at ten, horribly worn out MOTHEATEN