The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25880 - September 1, 2014

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Clues Answers
A bishop with you, one bringing pardon from sins? ABSOLVER
A bit of a dance to start church festival as of old PASCH
Adore puzzling, having grabbed paper — going mad along the way ROADRAGE
Affectedly polite fellow with touch that puts female off GENTEEL
Ban Scotsman hanging round pub — he's a brute BARBARIAN
Candid, vocalising one of those dire difficulties? STRAIGHT
Characters combining to make dad appear a beast PANDA
Church — our services include times of prayer HOURS
Climbing plant a fastener put back LIANA
English film lacking core element for the connoisseur EPICURE
Enthusiasm of Irish when sheltering from drop of rain SPIRIT
Fashionable river home for saint making confessions HIPPO
Fellow on boat less serious having got to isle LIGHTERMAN
Female that's delicate? FAIRY
Gang leader bumped off cheat CREW
Get on quietly in the course of writing and reading at school? PROSPER
Clues Answers
Group of slaves having fate sealed by heartless king HELOTRY
Had little husband got out of bed for work in kitchen? WASHUP
Intimate romance starts with celebrated knight getting lost SUGGEST
Maybe maidens with long hair put too much weight on OVERSTRESS
Mineral with fruit, bottled success GRAPHITE
Motley collections in charity event held by island group FARRAGOES
Observe pair diving into that European river SPREE
Relation before Christmas lacking yen a tiny bit GRANULE
Shame about grammar school being a dump! PIGSTY
Shy about number wasting time doing winter sport SLEIGHING
Spooner's domestic animal bringing damage to skirting board? MOUSEHOLE
Stone circle on the western edge of China OPAL
Strongly criticising European's stupid claim POLEMICAL
Talk a lot about strike and what one could do with more money? SPLASHOUT
Vessels blockading island port TUNIS
What sets our biggest city banks apart? THAMES