The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 10 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
The tanks destroyed Asian city TASHKENT
Write chapter in story “A Defence against Demons”? PENTACLE
Host is extremely foolish going topless ARMY
Pickle or jam in army dining room MESS
Player pitch regularly dropped in song LYRIC
Free English parliamentarian trapped in extension EXEMPT
Second rook capturing one knight SIR
See group developed self-critical conscience SUPEREGO
Set school work read badly PREPARED
Summit held in Dover, Texas VERTEX
Contemporary black fuel containing derv regularly COEVAL
Unusual red olive is a really bad one EVILDOER
Voyeurs going round — right? One checking out a house? SURVEYOR
Child’s toy losing head in circular movement EDDY
Area by lake left for everybody ALL
Abstain from school in little rising ESCHEW
Old regret backing common currency EURO
Release document one has to vacillate about WAIVER
Where to dig out one’s prey? QUARRY
Promise of power, large advantage PLEDGE
Maintain one putting money aside must suffer initial small loss AVER
Respectful at all times during split REVERENT
Keeping a sort of light twinkling all around cell OVUM
Just not opening original text, leading to unease QUALMS
Inventor failing to maintain staff living conditions ENVIRONMENT
I bore a well — its first litre AWL
Flower girl sick at heart in Romeo’s home VERONICA
Field boundary run exhausted energy goal line
Cynic heartlessly keeping our redeveloped hotel for a squat CROUCH
Chap, born one of large family, is a dummy MANNEQUIN
Queen of fish? PARR
A little bit of information shortly turning up TAD
The old Republican is beginning to trust no practical person? THEORIST
Rubbish about litre being a very generous measure of spirits TRIPLE
Wager about one game in Mediterranean capital BEIRUT
Space travel in chaos INTERVAL
Some to choose from many a large antelope NYALA
Signal pupils to assemble perhaps: sound familiar? RING A BELL
On tramp, force paperwork BUMF
Learnt to play horn ANTLER
Liberator of Brazil from drugs in turn corrupt NUTCRACKER
Attempted robbery, good sort of news? BREAKING