The Times - Cryptic - November 12 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28133
Clues	Answers
A penny for criminal in US	PERP
Big fish cooked on gas with milk around noon	king salmon
Bipolar shift sees drop in hot water, up to a point	PARBOIL
Bound to accept gift put up as pledge	DEPOSIT
Breakdown of wages offers hollow tribute when service is deducted	PAYSLIP
California guys perhaps tucking into healthy fibre	FILAMENT
Defenders scoff __ club know-all offering unsolicited directions	backseat driver
Distinctive non-clerical records recalled	SPECIAL
Enjoying short-term popularity after setback, government intervening between Brussels and Stormont?	in vogue
Former Welsh rite recreated	ERSTWHILE
Give way regarding period of abstinence	RELENT
I'll leave fast food firm, having painted wall	FRESCO
Lawless chief gripped by terror after beheading	ANARCHIC
Line up at wall, every aide being reassigned	elevated railway
Making strokes with new cue, most important pool accessory?	swimming costume
Miserable dwelling with no floor for holy man	SADHU
Norfolk society may be so liberal	broad-based
Polluted pool I abandoned	TARNISHED
Reckons to drink tot first	adds up
Reserve selection that may be used to gain a foothold	ice pick
Seeds pasted by finalist in Miami wearing trendy cap back-to-front	TAHINI
Set up party eschewing leadership, in a manner of speaking	DIALECT
Shopping centre closing early in a rural area	ARCADIA
Show auto initially entering, not fully charged	INDICATE
Take out something from palm	DATE
This place __ and others surrounding __ is heavenly	ETHEREAL
Tricky number three left out of team	ELVEN
When abroad, you may find these dear children abandoned by nanny?	roaming charges
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2004
Clues	Answers
A criminal organisation? Old boy's supporting them	the mob
Ancient, a little like an aristocrat?	EARLY
Article on first believer in god	THEIST
Artist has returned with article from desert	SAHARAN
Bankers destabilised a US state	NEBRASKA
Bishop has passionate spirit	BRANDY
Cockney injured with a knife?	ARMED
Danger for each individual on vacation	PERIL
Dangerous customer two idiots elected	ASSASSIN
Destroy a French force	UNMAKE
Drunken prince guzzling first of oysters like a pig	PORCINE
Fee paid for a servant	RETAINER
French heads holding a private conversation	tete-a-tete
Go quickly, as crab might?	NIP
I grew desperate, eating a bug	EARWIG
Old instrument players occasionally taking ecstasy	LYRE
Order an Aga perhaps on the phone	ARRANGE
Priest who's soft on crime	PARSON
Promiscuous ladies and gents beginning to embrace	LOOSE
Raised money, did you say?	BRED
Run and hide	PELT
Secret agents capturing city group	SPECIES
Settle back and gossip	YAP
Sigh of relief not many heard	PHEW
Sleepers somehow beyond compare	PEERLESS
Solemn quality a drunkard lacks?	SOBERNESS