The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2177

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Clues Answers
Award two silver medals maybe for a brief period? split second
Benefit when pinching fool's instrument BASSOON
Cartoon character frames mischievous graph bar chart
Casino big shots — they may rock the boat! high rollers
Compose beginning of wedding ceremony WRITE
Greek character not in favour of wine from Italy CHIANTI
High priest's signifier of rank STRIPE
Intelligence to capture terrible hound in murder mystery WHODUNIT
Mark's small vehicle SCAR
Mars alien appears after communist plot red planet
Mike taken in by thin-sounding treatment REMEDY
Monarch initially supporting genuine kingdom REALM
Mother with wooden dog MASTIFF
Clues Answers
Occasion is cut short — that's not odd! EVEN
Offer a view on pie mixture OPINE
Overshadow some movie clips eventually ECLIPSE
Require extremely large and pointy implement NEEDLE
Resistance unit primarily orders heavy machinery OHM
Serious art seen to become silly EARNEST
Straighten a queue, reportedly ALIGN
Tune from duo without piano AIR
Very advanced phone ultimately beset by snag hi-tech
What a has-been may say is a deadlock? IMPASSE
Whistleblower is on top of computing overhaul REFIT
Wine lover disturbed carnivore WOLVERINE
Young ladies returning, having adopted Northern jargon SLANG