The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1516 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1516 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Large number recalled reportedly sharp fantasy author	TOLKIEN
Left depressed with ale passed around, one cries	bellower
Mite eats one's supporting beam	JOIST
Neat edge on front of topiary	TRIM
Part of sign attracts small fly	GNAT
Racecourse regenerated Lancashire town	NEWBURY
Red wine to remain in vehicle with fishing gear	CABERNET
Roller-coaster, British one, gripped frantically	big dipper
Seafood Roy's arranged around empty table	OYSTER
Shirt and tie restyled — in this decade?	THIRTIES
Travel by bike, first half desert	GOBI
Vet fails disastrously to make celebration	FESTIVAL
Wordplay something injected by this writer from the Indian subcontinent	PUNJABI

Clues	Answers
A zealot initially going after finest gemstone	TOPAZ
Age English horse and policeman retired	EPOCH
Beverage: a tin each is drunk	china tea
Closely examine second container	SCAN
Clubs welcome letter from Greece	CHI
Concert exercises performed at once	PROMPT
Delete Times puzzle finally	ERASE
Exchanging spades somewhere in East London	SWAPPING
Had a fling with a female — it became very heated	threw a fit
Health resort son has joined annually	SPA
Interrogate unknown after pound endlessly	QUIZ
Italian dish gentleman knocked up with essential oil	RISOTTO
Jack at home with cross, that brings bad luck	JINX