The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28123

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Clues Answers
Alive and kicking? on the ball
Around and around, circle tree CACAO
Articulate main character CEE
Baldie snatching that lady's cigar CHEROOT
Blood spilt ultimately in support of county CLARET
Brilliant player in team runs so amazingly MAESTRO
Buried in South Africa, bird bones STERNA
By the sound of it, consideration nailed down TACKED
City that may similarly be built up? CIVIC
Club that spurs one on DRIVER
Dismiss Sale's back, punching rugger thug rule out
English wood with tree rot EYEWASH
Footballer hugging old man in love BESOTTED
Great catcher rising after pass COLOSSAL
Ill fortune covering sport BADMINTON
Clues Answers
Important time to plug bottle VITAL
Maybe make marks with key on daughter’s lucky purchase? SCRATCHCARD
Network admits staff looked in pain GRIMACED
Old PM in Wilson or Thatcher NORTH
One books male singer: to acquire female as stripper, finally? in the altogether
Organ recital, almost exquisite, starts up EAR
Page penned by retiring Tories — protection for that? COPYRIGHT
Reference contents of chest in sign THESAURUS
Right over hill, finding revolver ROTOR
Sweet to see so much dancing, pop joining in chocolate mousse
Tackling forbidden in the end, a sport unfortunately isn't for defender patron saint
Too much to ask, request for large coffee? tall order
Type relocating to hamlet hot metal
Warm salutation TOAST
Where builder might have faith, back of ladder being held — step up INCREMENT