The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic Crossword Answer - September 1, 2014

 The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic Crossword Solutions - September 1, 2014

Clue	Answer
A bishop with you, one bringing pardon from sins?	ABSOLVER
A bit of a dance to start church festival as of old	PASCH
Adore puzzling, having grabbed paper — going mad along the way	ROADRAGE
Affectedly polite fellow with touch that puts female off	GENTEEL
Ban Scotsman hanging round pub — he's a brute	BARBARIAN
Candid, vocalising one of those dire difficulties?	STRAIGHT
Characters combining to make dad appear a beast	PANDA
Church — our services include times of prayer	HOURS
Climbing plant a fastener put back	LIANA
English film lacking core element for the connoisseur	EPICURE
Enthusiasm of Irish when sheltering from drop of rain	SPIRIT
Fashionable river home for saint making confessions	HIPPO
Fellow on boat less serious having got to isle	LIGHTERMAN
Female that's delicate?	FAIRY
Gang leader bumped off cheat	CREW
Get on quietly in the course of writing and reading at school?	PROSPER
Group of slaves having fate sealed by heartless king	HELOTRY
Had little husband got out of bed for work in kitchen?	WASHUP
Intimate romance starts with celebrated knight getting lost	SUGGEST
Maybe maidens with long hair put too much weight on	OVERSTRESS
Mineral with fruit, bottled success	GRAPHITE
Motley collections in charity event held by island group	FARRAGOES
Observe pair diving into that European river	SPREE
Relation before Christmas lacking yen a tiny bit	GRANULE
Shame about grammar school being a dump!	PIGSTY
Shy about number wasting time doing winter sport	SLEIGHING
Spooner's domestic animal bringing damage to skirting board?	MOUSEHOLE
Stone circle on the western edge of China	OPAL
Strongly criticising European's stupid claim	POLEMICAL
Talk a lot about strike and what one could do with more money?	SPLASHOUT
Vessels blockading island port	TUNIS
What sets our biggest city banks apart?	THAMES