The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 09 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SHOW ABILITY TO TAKE OFF PARTY FOOD CANAPE
Picked up hamper for country club BLOC
NARCOTIC I DUMP AT THE CENTRE, AFTER WORK OPIUM
Churchmen smell a piece of chicken? PARSONS NOSE
Perform the role of accountant, lifted by words of gratitude ACT AS
Belt up one so nervous SHIVERY
In station, tape's readily available ON TAP
Combat sport which often divides neighbours FENCING
Heroin regularly taken for a very long time EON
Trembling post-coitally, without way to hide emotion PLAY IT COOL
Prayer that gives one a lift PATERNOSTER
PAPER BAGS OVER OLD SOLDIERS FOOT
Short cut from port, once in motion ETON CROP
Beater caught hunted creature HART
Break down piece by Spanish composer FALL APART
Specialised unit of time? Request this in Paris TASK FORCE
See dry rot, unfortunately in naval vessel DESTROYER
Something dotty relative with tablets brought over ELLIPSIS
Slip home, by the sound of it GAFFE
“Heap” and “lot” could be about right for this? PLETHORA
TYPE OF DELIVERY COMPLETED BY MEMBER OVERARM
INITIALLY, FEMALE BECOMING HOT AND DRY ATHIRST
NOT GIVING IN, RUINED CASTLE DEFENDS ISLAND INELASTIC
DOCTOR IN PRIVATE ROOM, A PERSON OF GREAT ENERGY DEMON
Comic-book star rose up magically, holding that lady SUPERHERO
Crater roughly enclosing tree CALDERA
Criticism which goes over actors’ heads? REPROOF
Father left friend PAL
Interest rising then lowering keeps home cheap bargain-basement
Fruit old and bad rejected OLIVE
Badly done now? Oops! Here’s booby prize WOODEN SPOON
Depression in young man broadcast where personal problems are published AGONY COLUMN
Smart current newspaper in US city NIFTY
CHANNEL SURFING'S PRIMARY FEATURE STRAIT
Staff taking time out — in other words, a possible skive? SICKIE
Ring operator, ringing round and hinting at trouble OMINOUS
RAISE THE RATE TO SCREEN SKY ETHER
Debussy's opening with E flat, cutting a section DEPARTMENT
STEAL THE SPANISH COIN NICKEL
Sister omitting nothing in part of speech NUN
OFFICIAL WORK CLOTHES FOR PLANT TREFOIL
Stop suffering on the phone WHOA
Unexpectedly encounter a mongrel under ladder RUN ACROSS
Conservative sold headless pack of fish old-school
PLAYING ROLE SUBTLY, ONE MOVES THE MASSES TROLLEYBUS
Tough on one mum protects RESILIENT
Fashionable basin reportedly matching IN SYNC
Give acclaim, receiving small gesture of welcome HANDCLASP
A SORT OF CHURCH EXPERT ACE
Precise sort of knife left cuts STICKLER
Vehicle passes through rock in a line TETRAMETER
Literary heiress left capital around PORTIA
ONE WHO MAY SNARE YOU WITH RECORD INCLUDING MUSIC ON PIANO ENTRAPPER