The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28810

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Clues Answers
A musical, but not a book ACTS
About to fail — like one's indicators? on the blink
Ask for private trainee BEGINNER
Book one has expert on cheese PROVOLONE
Brown has muzzled dog, keeping it quiet TACITURN
Clever voiding of guarantee, unions I suspect defending it INGENIOUS
Courage is lacking in this mug, lovely chap? HEARTTHROB
Course that's hard in Notts town WORKSHOP
Draw string TIE
English accessing castle, tipsy — is one hammered? CELESTA
Fancy horse that's hugging rails initially FRILLY
Fines collected, last of those stuffed into trousers LEVIES
Fish swimming around hooks GAR
Furniture item, rope securing pedal? coffee table
Greek character in second statue? MONUMENT
Island oddly curved then CRETE
Clues Answers
Italian maestro edges away from junction, heading for Italy ROSSINI
Laugh, glugging whiskey in state of excitement TWITTER
Measure sovereign RULER
Move south and north touring old US city HOUSTON
Mythical bird bigger, so gigantic ultimately ROC
OK, one has cut source of fibre — half one's loaf? right brain
Old carriage I observed in pursuit CHAISE
Place no longer functions, decorate building on high street? post office
Relative Fleming, say, rubbed out in Russian fiction novel first cousin
Skyscraper, say, erected on what? TOWER
Something soft on the ground DOWN
Winning gamble — result! UPSHOT
With all players expressing disapproval, sending off no good TUTTI
Writer of silent work shut up CAGE
Wrong pace after retirement TORT