The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27829

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Clues Answers
Beats leg side with a 90-degree turn? TOPSPIN
Beginning to regret filling pink pen CORRAL
Bow before cool wind getting up round islands ARCHIPELAGO
Busy? Not busy? Avoiding engagements fancy-free
Butterfly is someone looked up to by Lieutenant Pinkerton? ADMIRAL
By now cryptid must be finally dismissed YET
Coin a word that means teach without peripheral notes DUCAT
Concerned with place with European name REPUTE
Don’t start to poke with a finger or stick ROD
Effect of current conductor having left in minutes MAELSTROM
Expression of surprise about river smelling strongly MUSKY
Hand over whelp and dogs, lacking time on return stump up
Island nearly is so invaded by millions ISTHMUS
Kitchen implement is more efficient when cutting end of pork SLICER
Leaving no room for doubt following every sign it’s OK all clear
Meeting of two halves is unusually quorate EQUATOR
Clues Answers
Mindless television, like The Hulk? THICKSET
Old object when bar is introduced in country, perhaps REPUBLIC
Old soak needs small operation SOP
Part of plant or insect or bird CORMORANT
Rather fat runner, say, runs — just MATRONLY
Regret sounding like an Australian native RUE
Sailor during offensive is likely to survive VIABLE
Salesman given more money for repeated performance REPRISE
Screech of curlew at a cuckoo CATERWAUL
Shop rump steak badly stuffed by English, right? SUPERMARKET
Something added to letter gets animated backing SERIF
Thread holding large key LISLE
Tory confused with Italian logic RATIONALITY
Vegan dish Lauretta mixed with oil RATATOUILLE
What could be held up by hatter, I bet BIRETTA
With it around about, regularly all over the shop CHAOTIC