The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 963

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Clues Answers
A burden — like this clue? ACROSS
A prig — Chloe, resolved to tour a group of islands ARCHIPELAGO
Associate returning about new carriage PARTNER
Chap in love, one from a Gulf state OMANI
Deadly time to stab the French prince LETHAL
Defensible points accepted by board TENABLE
Engineers keep it as an observance RITE
English knight, practical, provoking jealousy ENVIABLE
Insert a note written by crime fighters INTERPOLATE
Joke about woman, a strait-laced type PURITAN
Kinsman’s narrative? RELATION
Language used in skirmish in Didwana? HINDI
Mischievous-sounding girl? TRIXIE
Clues Answers
Noisy reception when queen pays a visit? CATCALLS
Part of engine and kit found by tree GEARBOX
Poison archdeacon with high honour VENOM
Rambling gains her a job on the farm SHEARING
Showing pretentiousness at university? Shame! UPPITY
Solitary type loses head — a fantastic person ONER
Son has a turn making pudding SAGO
Stick in this place with commanding officer COHERE
The last word in lieutenant’s threnody LAMENT
Toboggan initially stored on shelf SLEDGE
Track down husband leaving ancient country TRACE
Twenty went missing on north east river TYNE
Universal anger about politician and judge UMPIRE