The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2609

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Clues Answers
A brief hearing in the courts once ATRIA
A new piece of advice in respect of hors d’oeuvre ANTIPASTO
Bad season for children OFFSPRING
Conditions originally ideal for skiing IFS
Drive in Mercedes passing elegant Lotus first of all IMPEL
Dubious activity of primate disturbing current king CAPER
Endlessly recommend imbibing a liqueur ADVOCAAT
Excellent environment for the Spanish cat FELINE
Figure of old Charlie — with label attached OCTAGON
Fruit, penny apiece PEACH
Girl primarily broadcasting false information FIB
Hastened to protect extremely vulnerable bird RAVEN
Clues Answers
Having free time, idles casually round Yorkshire river LEISURED
It nourishes teachers introducing old verse books NUTRIMENT
Junior officer’s regular payment to change name SUBALTERN
Meticulous cabbie’s passenger in public highway THOROUGHFARE
Miserable male, one leaving without difficulty MEASLY
Miserly minister snatching this writer’s promissory notes PARSIMONIOUS
Observing deficiency in action of bell? NOTING
Opportunity to go over large part of church CHANCEL
Person enlisted to study handwriting CONSCRIPT
Senior citizen squaddie perhaps shaved? OLDIE
Singer left in badly torn coat CONTRALTO
Tedious procedure for making hole BORING