The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28497

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Clues Answers
A number of sailors in charge of a plant ARNICA
Again experience strong emotion touring City area RECAPTURE
Airborne soldier’s girl adopting name of some French poets parnassian
Ancient drug injected into prudish woman PRIMEVAL
Article on old Persian monarch’s religious system THEOSOPHY
Bell towers river god observed on the Italian island CAMPANILI
Broad view of girl kept by dad and mum PANORAMA
Clot aunt again dispersed, using this? ANTICOAGULANT
Comparatively slender maidens visiting German city TRIMMER
Compliant, having the last word? Clever AMENABLE
Cricket side in wizard place initially enjoying bracing air OZONE
Eg Hammerstein’s very big estate, perhaps OSCAR
Empress’s army penetrated by nerve gas TSARINA
Escapologist’s dog losing direction in India HOUDINI
Explosive device Aussie native kept in castle, perhaps MAROON
Clues Answers
Great month to introduce a star! SUPERNOVA
Group of cottages in Perth or Penicuik? THORPE
Host in French land given time for second run ENTERTAIN
Hymn is able to delight, though king has left CANTICLE
Increase in cost of healthy exercise HIKE
Limited number concealing onset of such longing THIRST
One invited into Jane’s lofty dwelling EYRIE
Outstanding feature primarily of cotton twill fabric CHINO
Person like Linnaeus, one without cover crossing a lake NATURALIST
Reportedly witnessed embarrassing display of emotion SCENE
Reverse old carriage out of sight of the house BACKSTAGE
Senior diplomat’s fuss over retreat set up by American singer AMBASSADORIAL
Unstressed vowel we analysed originally after school SCHWA
Variable food leader spat out? That’s disgusting YUCK
Woman binding books, works of an explicit nature EROTICA