The Times Cryptic February 9 2021 Crossword Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27896
Clues	Answers
A piece of cake is lardy, lacking in grain	EASY
Article in wood is parking light seen at night	will-o-the-wisp
Bachelor leaves dog something valuable	ASSET
Butterfly perched on the first down, regularly	SATYR
Change hands over	SWAP
Circulate, but it__s dire going around	DISTRIBUTE
Commit to preserve right for upper class	PERPETRATE
Criterion was reformulated in a different way	CONTRARIWISE
Draw a secretive cuckoo	EVISCERATE
Earthmovers removing sleepers and rubbish	BULL
Fan, perhaps, of decommissioned vehicle?	EXTRACTOR
Foot could be protected by this prime minister	WELLINGTON
Girl arrested at Stonehenge starts to excavate some stones	TESS
Gun control is reversed, not gradually eroded	LUGER
Light lifting device round channel navy used to hold tons	jack-o-lantern
Like children lined up around worker?	INFANTILE
Mice emptied place for grain left over in London, say	METROPOLIS
Obscure promotion, dismissing second book	BLUR
One using colours of very poor quality, reportedly	DYER
Plant collector finding her way around island	HERBALIST
Prophet of a second coming before end of Christmas	AMOS
Record struggle for club player?	disc jockey
Rich oppress our organising	PROSPEROUS
Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casket	CHEAPSKATE
Second trial dropped in place of overall cuts?	shearing shed
Son needs head covering in strong draught	SWIG
Start January by visiting and opening base	first-foot
Vehicle made to carry a weight	CARAT
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1806
Clues	Answers
A pair of females ventilate business	AFFAIR
Attorney outside of the court	DATE
Back street containing inferior soldiers	TROOPS
Briefly handle certain wealth stored up	TREASURE
Colour of banana, next to sink, is a warning sign	yellow flag
Couple one encountered upon return	ITEM
European's quiet word of approval	POLE
Fast celebrity on holiday, missing California	STARVATION
Friend with ideas altered fence of stakes	PALISADE
Legendary knight's weapon, an item for auction	LANCELOT
List of dishes chaps start to upgrade	MENU
Magnificent rowing team picked up famous wine	grand cru
Notice difficulty	SPOT
Oriental cutlery stays on cut of meat	CHOPSTICKS
Phoned and spoke	RUNG
Police force heading west, and east, take great risks	DICE
Railway engineer sent phones for repair	STEPHENSON
Relocated in same French city	AMIENS
Royal person in car initially surrounded by media	PRINCESS
Rubber tyres a repairman partly rejected	ERASER
Scrounger's location beyond usual area	PARASITE
The Italian reclines in street __ most stupid	SILLIEST
Type of brandy Republican kept in raincoat	MARC
Woman, with time in prison, spotted beetle	LADYBIRD