The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 09

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