The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27289

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Clues Answers
A bit of skirt? Excuse me! AHEM
A foursome of neighbouring characters welcoming an Asian AFGHANI
Asian elephant originally in sacred text KOREAN
Aware of batting side in cricket in on
Boats — those docking? CUTTERS
China vague on visiting US author capo di monte
Classes immediately below those in geography, lacking PHYLA
Cold and windy, anything in desert DRAUGHTY
Convoluted clue I saw, explained ELUCIDATED
Cuts fish SILVERSIDES
Dancing sailor not twisting TORSIONAL
Don't allow man up the pole BARKING
Exciting thing a chore? That's not right — very exciting! high-octane
Fair Isle's fool returns PASSABLE
Figure very important to dismiss Head EIGHTY
Floor, from which relation picked up? STOREY
Clues Answers
Fresh item in handbag? LIPPY
Friendly football game? There’s a fight after knock on the head KICKABOUT
Get to make out SEE
God, I sat on nails! POSEIDON
Hairy what comes before x-ray, with radius breaking WHISKERY
Hanging Gardens ultimately seen in Cornish town LOOSE
Hard, always, to upset toff YAH
Many East German leaders caught by hero LEGION
Not fashionable — but striking? OUT
Render coarse gallows humour initially in French city ROUGHEN
Resist young man BUCK
Rodent killer pumped with hydrogen gas CHAT
Small-timer working as wheel turner? MILLSTREAM
Well up above church, moonshine HOOCH
Zero in store after a reverse, marks for bridge game? POOHSTICKS