The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27817

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Clues Answers
A trotter for cooking? AFOOT
Action English novelist mentioned WAR
Alcoholic drink: that can't really hurt, did you say? CHAMPAGNE
An opening in flat in Northamptonshire town DAVENTRY
Awfully unimportant: a UK leader in crisis — stop perhaps? punctuation mark
Bullying bear, supposedly, in heartless Tory THUGGERY
Calf in a state? new jersey
Country gent, oddly evil MALIGN
Dead giant in play TOTALLY
Floating marketing division ADRIFT
Found leading tennis match? set up
Free show on Five VINDICATE
Gamble where the loser has a shot? russian roulette
In good time, like a nobleman quite possibly? EARLY
Item worn by biker slipped round youth skid lid
Clues Answers
Lack of belief in time has dissipated ATHEISM
Light Muscat or Chablis bottles TORCH
Lord perhaps having a way to open port ARISTO
Mog kept rhino? KITTY
Old fighter added old weapon CLAYMORE
Parent cut up about teenager, primarily PATER
Part of ship first of all in urgent need, wrecked in storm GUNWALE
Publish that US writer RUNYON
Reptilian, one providing extra publicity? puff adder
Secure gnome — feller? CHAINSAW
Soon begrudge going into work PRESENTLY
Treat a critter with surgical procedures, old herbivore TRICERATOPS
Vanish, as will setter taking exercise? go walkies
Warning from drivers: stop growth of planes etc FORESTATION
When picked up, character leaves TEA