The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1029

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Clues Answers
A lot of wet weather now the weekend’s almost over? MONSOON
A vehicle crossing island of birds AVIAN
Ancient city’s new life, with capital half revealed BABYLON
Article on The Mikado’s opening song ANTHEM
Backfire banged endlessly and resounded BOOMERANG
Blanket’s off early LAYER
Boat that’s kilometres ahead of a large hairy beast KAYAK
Bush flowering with support OUTBACK
Castle and another piece ignoring king for some time FORTNIGHT
Champion cutting down murderous king HERO
Creature found among seaweed regularly EWE
Displayed calibre BORE
Endorse software range APPROVE
Clues Answers
Famous rock unfortunately stolen nearby blarney stone
Fish served in delicious almonds SALMON
Go back and put on another coat of creosote? RETREAT
Jerks on Westminster’s front bench PEW
Miss start of party for a little sleep KIP
Scrap of paper for drawing? raffle ticket
Sister hiding in kitchen unit NUN
Take down criminal with old martial art TAEKWONDO
Telling stories in bed? LYING
Train up converts to become extremely religious PURITAN
Travel widely to get G&T containing exotic vanilla GALLIVANT
Where one may make bloomer by holding onto ace, king and queen BAKERY
Wicket stifling your spin GYRATE