The Times - Cryptic - September 3 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28073
Clues	Answers
A match in Zoroastrian writings collection	AVESTA
Applaud those running across street in Derbyshire town	CHESTERFIELD
Are such blows seen in good jousting practice?	GLANCING
Bible book shows last character in generation	EZRA
Costume seen immediately following tango?	UNIFORM
Farm labourer holding hearts in game	PHEASANT
Foot, intact to start with, seen by a doctor	IAMB
Gin neat when skipping tonic	GENTIAN
Gossip and argument against lawyer one gets crush on	ANACONDA
It’s free to be immersed in river in Knock	DERIDE
Lose brightness like small mountain lake?	TARNISH
Lusty creature in a Roman street for local birds	AVIFAUNA
Member states made no changes in old Arabian port	eudaemon
Memorial has significance probed by character abroad	MONUMENT
Moaning endlessly in Cabinet about the Opposition?	INCONSOLABLE
Muzzle small bear that's devoured rook	CURB
PM's counterpart entered Miami given order	ante meridiem
Problems filling hole up where land slopes	HILLSIDE
Quick way round two problems with electricity	SHORTCUT
Scottish island returned to king whose role is telling	NARRATOR
Simplified language broadcast for baby	PIGEON
Slander girl in drinking establishment	BESMEAR
State secrets held in British workshop?	BLAB
The writer is appearing in knockout garment with sash	KIMONO
Tree feller an elected council member	ALDERMAN
U-boat damaged, initially holed in a north German route	AUTOBAHN
Versatile stadium boxer whipped	AMBIDEXTROUS
Voracious female in staff restaurant closing early	man-eater
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1954
Clues	Answers
A little grape, a ripe fruit	PEAR
Advised in fighting retreat having to be reversed	WARNED
After work can choose to take part	opt in
Authority is silent?	say-so
Clothes start to look old rubbish	GARBAGE
Country clipped its old coin	FRANC
Doctor was not bad	WATSON
Finally coppice thin wood	EBONY
Force out idle dogs with a kick	DISLODGE
Heading for the main prize after serious effort initially	SEAWARD
In helpful spirit, one financing our competitor?	guardian angel
In this port regularly sail over entrance	PLYMOUTH
Introduction before gentle walk	PREAMBLE
Japanese fighting finish in knockout	KENDO
Like gardens to be asymmetrical	ASKEW
Little pressure to mourn	WEEP
London statue painful to knock over	EROS
Native American leaving hospital fast	APACE
Organise time in factory	PLANT
Our country rejected, hold on for another	KUWAIT
Physical structure of a defensive alliance: goodness!	ANATOMY
Possible republican slogan in the finance industry	BANKING
Safe signal fully understood	all clear
Supply a fine car	AFFORD
Take exercise, a drug	DOPE
Thinks tragedy out of order __ prospect of a fine day?	red sky at night