The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28510

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Clues Answers
A new strategy for crossing river in inhospitable territory ANTARCTIC
Baked small crumbles for function masked ball
Complaint harboured by Anthea on meeting Rachel EARACHE
Cooper? In short, one thing that coops hen run
Drinks at college assembly round-up
Drive off after payment picked up for shawl FICHU
Exploitation of gasfield annoying people GADFLIES
Flirts outrageously with Yankee in front of others FIRSTLY
Game starts in confusion, opening once, and never finishing COONCAN
Girl falling just short of the record? ANNA
Harsh call by the way to split a medical department ASTRINGENT
Hint for one? Dunce needs to have 3! TINGE
Love to come together briefly to spin a little mischief! GREMLIN
Maybe wanting fare controlled by US bank UNDERFED
One who composed message on Mother’s Day gift? Revolting, oily stuff! BERGAMOT
Party before long for senior member DOYEN
Clues Answers
Physicist backing Whistler’s claim? FERMI
Plant, end of stem becoming black, declined EBBED
Quilt stuffing placed on rock for makeshift bed SHAKEDOWN
Salesman with top drawer, see, concealed in counter TRAVELLER
Self-promotion developed fully, with energy rising ego trip
Sex with a dish VIAND
Shower cap placed around heated bath BESPATTER
Social worker getting one’s child to stop going on slide anti-skid
Soft food in time something that flies mysteriously rebuffed? TOFU
Something loopy and irrational about religious books PICOT
Son au naturel, perhaps, got up RISEN
Steady progress? Judge wrong turning outside sporting blunder jog-trot
There’s word of action every so often being at plant VERBENA
Unemployed girl getting word from well-wisher? JOBLESS
Verse work recalled English essay POETRY
West Ham’s football stars making international European team FAEROES