The Times - Cryptic - October 12 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28106
Clues	Answers
As some rock relatively still, I'm breaking it	SEDIMENTARY
Bare soak doing the backstroke in river	EXPOSE
Boat departed, males at sea	paddle steamer
Can content cat sort OAPs out?	tomato soup
Case of youngster in 4 down pants, expressive	LYRICAL
Chair occupier under roof of palazzo	PRESIDENT
English town I document under Henry	HALIFAX
Flowery violet	PURPLE
Free issue featuring reversed image	EMANCIPATE
Greasy sauce in sight	SLIPPY
Greek character in bank, by the sound of it?	RHO
I'm not sure exercise even is for many	UMPTEEN
Native American’s petition heard	SIOUX
Old blade sat motionless initially having pierced heart	CLAYMORE
One putting up notices, still arranged in row	BILLSTICKER
Opera that’s something else	LULU
Parrot took off, everyone looking to the skies?	ROSELLA
Place burden on country with Denmark's last stand	taxi rank
Plant essence of oils in resin	LILAC
Pole grabbing beastly female, life-saver	Mae West
Present king keen on old fascist guards	INTRODUCE
Puzzling piece of cryptic I'm on, generally read as Arabic?	GNOMIC
Question a command when riding?	WHOA
Relaxed call, it's inferred?	laid-back
Specific word in song briefly captivating trekker?	hyponym
Spooky spirit	RUM
Warning about strain by doctor: one that has a lot in it?	fortune cookie
Wind, perhaps, in ski resort	WHISTLER
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1981
Clues	Answers
Angry speech in new arena, huge, cut short	HARANGUE
Being, swapping tips on Luger for this weapon?	MORTAR
Bird’s role on raised strip of land	PARTRIDGE
Disgrace, getting rid of Charlie’s footwear item	SANDAL
Dog’s manor bed recollected	DOBERMAN
End legal action to detain European	CEASE
Found in moor __ eg a normal herb	OREGANO
Greedily devours food, extremely tasty, in mess	PIGSTY
In advance of offer, one claims throne	PRETENDER
Leading couples in love, undying, getting somewhere to relax	LOUNGE
Loser is too organised	also-ran
Lowborn Roman in plea __ be for change	PLEBEIAN
Metal objects in water tossed about	TINWARE
Move gradually for advantage	EDGE
Not clear about advertisement, English, for “Crown”	DIADEM
Pack member’s flag	JACK
Perhaps Clark’s end of house?	GABLE
Person’s day of birth briefly brought up	BOD
Prize fighting in our era	AWARD
Propensity to become dishonest	BENT
Purely symbolic number approved for inclusion	TOKEN
Religious group, dry, finally quit	SECT
Spanish gentleman with important animal	DONKEY
Starts to like our groovy record	LOG
The French healer reserving time for teacher	LECTURER
Unexpected detail about Conservative’s local speech	DIALECT