The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 09

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