The Times Cryptic February 3 2021 Crossword Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27891
Clues	Answers
Academic briefly leading appeal to make money	PROFIT
African mothers sitting by major road	MASAI
Bad film of oil obliterating lake	SICK
Command to invade indistinctive territory close to another country	BORDERLAND
Dickensian character's feeling of resentment, heading off	RUDGE
Disappear, having crossed river in Japan?	VARNISH
Editor and writer beginning to recognise their paying customer?	SUBSCRIBER
Exceptional dearness expressed primarily in these songs?	SERENADES
Generation after former Labour leader shown in bit of film	FOOTAGE
In Ireland I am reminded about mythical creature	MERMAID
In island country group in retreat broods	INCUBATES
Last messages for couple seen round India	ADIEUX
Like a drink and place for serving food by river	POTABLE
Like ultra-spiritual type that offers response to disease?	ANTIBODY
Most inadequate hotel and pub exposed in inspection	THINNEST
OTT party type could make Tories err	ROISTERER
Pants giving legal summaries	BRIEFS
Plant arrived __ car turned up for collection	CAMOMILE
Poison in ancient city going round he got rid of	VENIN
Rarely has one topic that one can crack	PISTACHIO
Reportedly, put out to search for water	DOWSE
Soft device for fixing shrub	PRIVET
Sort of road test after component has been installed	ORBITAL
Squander cash on account of what bookie offers? Then stop!	OVERSPEND
Squat in small enclosed space	CUBBY
Student now sadly denied university time, being this?	sent down
Talk from the French priest about origin of temptation	LECTURE
The fellow facing destiny as a lowly worker	HELOT
They have big clothes items old boy stuffed in drawers inappropriately	WARDROBES
Walk ostentatiously to show support	STRUT
Wild animal in European capital starts to scare Brits off	LION
Work out where area of fear is	INFER
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1802
Clues	Answers
Bid by Conservative for collection	OFFERTORY
Court official, man after gratuity	TIPSTAFF
Fair flat	EVEN
German chap, one eating less?	DIETER
Group of nesting birds in castle on European lines	ROOKERY
Head leaving specimen, more than enough	AMPLE
Heated chow, perhaps?	hot dog
Illness of mother, noblewoman	MALADY
Lake inside game reserve	MERE
Last letters of Guy de Maupassant, until now!	YET
Looks round centre of Florence, not a pretty sight	EYESORE
Money for extra work done ahead of season	OVERTIME
Notice express coming	ADVENT
Part of conservation area, an early centre of Christianity	IONA
Persona non grata forbidden to go on pitch	OUTCAST
Pick nuts and biscuits	cream crackers
Pick up awful cheat, causing grief	HEARTACHE
Seaman, on his tod, finds shellfish	ABALONE
Sheath found in taxi caught by southern poet	SCABBARD
Sit with Santa's new helper	ASSISTANT
Staff reminder, no parking at the front	ROD
Stagger out of a labyrinth	AMAZE
Stake required, unlimited	ANTE
Top grade hotel in mountain area	ALPHA
Vagrant recalled heading for Portobello market	TRAMP
VIPs with supporters in T-shirts?	top brass