The Times Cryptic 2021 02 23 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Against coins not using English metal? Sort of	ANTIMONY
Bird made of silver unwanted at first in auction	SEAGULL
Carry out a couple of poles to plant in piece of land	TRANSACT
Employer turned up yours truly’s CV	RESUME
Engine’s temperature fell all round	MOTOR
Fabric cut: it is seen in a soft glow	TWILIT
A niqab is said to be useful	AVAIL
Ground where reptile doesn’t keep quiet	TERRAIN
Isn’t an awfully short time? It is	INSTANT
Maid watchful when old bachelor goes missing	SERVANT
Mercenary ruing he’d fired	HIRED GUN
One line crossed by old farmers, tough old birds	BOILERS
Part of body shape swollen by organ	FOREARM
People following rich individual coming in today, moving fast	DAY OF ATONEMENT
In American city, possesses capital	LHASA
Prosperity supplies a barrier to restrict disease	AFFLUENCE
Publicise, year upon year, entertainment of a delicate nature	airy-fairy
Risk a car crash, when two metals collide?	CUT IN
Say, a call in court is rejected by union instruction	TUTELAGE
Solid surface, one on a nut	MACADAMIA
Sport’s over: fits horribly and dies	SNUFFS IT
Stomach feeble returning musical phrase	MIDRIFF
Team of lawyers in literary county	BARSET
Tours regularly around Naples, originally coming from Florence?	TUSCAN
A taxi passenger’s last to be dropped some way away	AFAR
Caught beyond fielding position	COVER
Extensive notes showing how much policemen are indebted?	COPIOUS
Finish getting runs in place for batsman	CREASE
Former print media, say	EXPRESS
Give a long involved story	SAGA
Ground patrols round a country	PASTORAL
Just book early for a change	BARELY
Left gold for respected poet	LAUREATE
Mostly disagree about us lacking concentration	DIFFUSE
Queen carried in pretentiously refined vessel	ARTERY
Safeguard two companies working	COCOON
Son has sexy photograph	SHOT
Spot calcium used in cosmetic cream	LOCATION
Tart and custard isn’t desirable in courses — just starters	ACIDIC
Theatre operative attaching end of arm to leg	STAGEHAND
Walk street and go from side to side	STROLL
What help one get a grip resolving perils	PLIERS
What’s in creel? Very small fish	ELVER
Where Queen may entertain government or set up Order of Merit	STATEROOM
Your setter has a completely confident step	MEASURE

Against coins not using English metal? Sort of

ANTIMONY

Bird made of silver unwanted at first in auction

SEAGULL

Carry out a couple of poles to plant in piece of land

TRANSACT

Employer turned up yours truly’s CV

RESUME

Engine’s temperature fell all round

MOTOR

Fabric cut: it is seen in a soft glow

TWILIT