The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2143

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Clues Answers
A Pole carrying a Parisian about? AROUND
Academic digesting newspaper, an intimidating woman DRAGON
Acknowledgement of daughter employed in a legation ADMISSION
Best gem worn by a man OPTIMAL
Browbeat confused old women principally COW
Capsule the Spanish left, swallowed by family dog, perhaps PELLET
Choose a deep sound? Not from this instrument! PICCOLO
Comfortless role in school sickbay SPARTAN
Culturally pretentious leader dismissed from political group ARTY
Determined group SET
Dispute profit, for example GAINSAY
Drink served in Victoria’s time ASTI
Eruption? Not in holiday period OUTBREAK
Clues Answers
Fertile spot in Samoa’s islands OASIS
Game bird that makes us shrink back with fear QUAIL
Gullible individual’s initiation in church body NAIVE
Italian noblewoman’s short stories having a certain appeal CONTESSA
Jail one of several siblings talked of QUOD
Learn by chance about this place on radio OVERHEAR
Register award announced for business concern ENTERPRISE
Reportedly one who purchases accommodation for 5 BYRE
Satirist from US city poor men abandoned LAMPOONER
Snatch whiskey and relax WREST
Starving corvids circling old university RAVENOUS
This writer’s friend, a jumpy African native IMPALA
Warning given by plump woman’s ancestor FOREFATHER