The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27449

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Clues Answers
“Heap” and “lot” could be about right for this? PLETHORA
Beater caught hunted creature HART
Break down piece by Spanish composer fall apart
Channel surfing's primary feature STRAIT
Criticism which goes over actors’ heads? REPROOF
Debussy's opening with E flat, cutting a section DEPARTMENT
Give acclaim, receiving small gesture of welcome HANDCLASP
Initially, female becoming hot and dry ATHIRST
Interest rising then lowering keeps home cheap bargain-basement
Literary heiress left capital around PORTIA
Not giving in, ruined castle defends island INELASTIC
Official work clothes for plant TREFOIL
One who may snare you with record including music on piano ENTRAPPER
Paper bags over old soldiers FOOT
Picked up hamper for country club BLOC
Clues Answers
Playing role subtly, one moves the masses TROLLEYBUS
Precise sort of knife left cuts STICKLER
Raise the rate to screen Sky ETHER
Ring operator, ringing round and hinting at trouble OMINOUS
Short cut from port, once in motion eton crop
Show ability to take off party food CANAPE
Slip home, by the sound of it GAFFE
Something dotty relative with tablets brought over ELLIPSIS
Specialised unit of time? Request this in Paris task force
Staff taking time out — in other words, a possible skive? SICKIE
Stop suffering on the phone WHOA
Tough on one mum protects RESILIENT
Trembling post-coitally, without way to hide emotion play it cool
Vehicle passes through rock in a line TETRAMETER