The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28273

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Clues Answers
A goddess protecting river and lake near Naples AVERNUS
Asian heretic inspiring a book ARABIAN
Baddie’s extremely useful vessel given position in Rome once CONSULSHIP
Bishop presses son to become freeman of borough BURGESS
Call during play originally mounted by French department MISERE
Children’s author’s legendary king, free at last after pay-off arthur ransome
Displaying solicitude, study team standard CONSIDERATE
Eg kitchen utensils wife kept in safe PEWTER
Element of Northern Ireland I instilled in old tramp NIOBIUM
Equestrian pursuit in part of Yorkshire once RIDING
Fast woman initially one of the flower people WHIPPY
First of nurserymen supporting plant at the rear ASTERN
Fury when leader of Republic is removed IRE
Gardener’s supplier visits island accommodating daughter SEEDSMAN
Lamb a priest served as starter? ELIA
Clues Answers
Language left university visitor briefly embarrassed at first PORTUGUESE
Like light mist unknown in market town on Wye HAZY
Like some trees in course of being cultivated CONIFEROUS
Motor sport competitor’s sidekick lives in outskirts of Rabat RALLYIST
Passable actor going round a one-time king’s hiding-place oak tree
Rebellious press employee in extreme situation INSUBORDINATE
Row about appeal being set up TIER
Singer reportedly used to engage in casual talk WOODCHAT
Society leaving Waugh’s country house without good fortification BRIDGEHEAD
Time a girl put away salt TANNATE
Travelling in Turin a lot, providing food and nourishment NUTRITIONAL
Tropical plant better thus? Let me think CAPSICUM
Water heater, nasty grey, seen around Home Counties GEYSER
Way you and I knocked back olla podrida, say? STEW
Writing-fluid half-hearted leftist has abandoned quietly INK