Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers September 22 2017

Clue	Solution
Mark to allow colour	SCARLET
Intoxicated by British game	BLOTTO
First, say, work on laird	ORDINAL
European staff	POLE
Caught greeting in grotto	CAVE
Shortly to get wife to faint	SWOON
Traditions play new role	LORE
Hearsay about organs	EARS
Drama involving a rope	OPERA
Worry about race	CARE
Excludes from pubs	BARS
Lodger puts number on a book	TENANT
Shine like German rubbish	GLITTER
Sailor finds the French skilful	ABLE
Contrast poem arc badly	COMPARE
Pinched shawl	STOLE
Firm around middle	CORE
A rare win involved Wellingtons	RAINWEAR
Working a lot with poles and nails	TALONS
Gloomy about actors	OVERCAST
Lawman about to get work	COP
Athlete depicted as Roman	OARSMAN
Raw material from forest	ORE
Getting defeated is long in the making	LOSING
Provide pet with hesitation	CATER
Chew part with energy	BITE
Friend working on board	MATE