The Times - Cryptic - September 27 2021 Crossword Solution

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28093
Clues	Answers
African state's brief ploy, spiking articles	the gambia
Apathetic leader of party in regime overthrown	TEPID
Become active in English sport, joining gym	ERUPT
Choose one conservative measure in bar	OPTIC
Controlled ray and bream sale at sea	laser beam
Cook squabbled with EU bank for recycled food	bubble and squeak
Craft of university's last rowing team in Berlin?	YACHT
Current agreement's the last word	IDEAL
Enclave Romanians damaged	san marino
Explore a glen, coming across one of its residents?	EAGLE
Expression on worker catching a good shrew	TERMAGANT
Fancy scrapping up-to-date copy	IMAGE
Impeccable European Republicans with various roles succeeded	ERRORLESS
Keenly observe what's in orbit	EYEBALL
Kind of bible used by a French cult abridged by Arabian	AVUNCULAR
Make an entrance under it after a fashion	INTRUDE
Miss crossing familiar sea for first prize	gold medal
Missile launcher putting to sea leaves capital	SLING
Off-putting remedy, a kind the Gunners pity, not having it	aversion therapy
Part of joint held by Bill regularly paid off	AMORTISED
Prepare most of cereal order	DORIC
Record communist facing Italian calumny	DISCREDIT
Rubbish English landowner ignoring Irish like Hyde?	GROTESQUE
Set off shortly in US races in shame	INDIGNITY
Spin dry fabric, causing worry	PERTURB
Stone barrier adjoining rear of villa	AGATE
Sybil absorbs temperature guide	STEER
Vital action in pool for typist's depression?	KEYSTROKE
Waste processor's name set in concrete	RENAL
Zulu found in a deep gorge, initially staggering	AMAZING
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1970
Clues	Answers
Abandon holiday	LEAVE
Average, thus doubled	so-so
Bit of sunshine outside in wet	RAINY
Bomb angered revolutionary	GRENADE
Choose from last of desserts: decide	SELECT
Cooking pot: spoil little one	MARMITE
Copy primate	APE
Crime disappears, only partly	ARSON
Dawn wants boy out of bed, by the sound of it?	sun-up
Day proceeds for warship	FRIGATE
District in Harare, amazing	AREA
Facing fast bowlers, say, closing eyes briefly?	BATTING
Fish half cut, still eating one	HALIBUT
Fleshy fruit, first of peaches	PLUMP
Great film about a criminal	BIGAMIST
Is same failing hard for saviour?	MESSIAH
Liar and cheater beaten up, make peace	clear the air
Notice seating in or out	RESIGNATION
Piano phrase messed up, maybe	PERHAPS
Runner gutted about expert competitor	RACER
Something speedy in report	BULLETIN
Taken as read initially, something black	TAR
Tearier drunk in African country	ERITREA
Very big shock absorber	BUMPER