The Sun - Cryptic - Oct 01, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Sun - Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solution - Oct 01, 2015

Clues	Answers
Ancient statue beginning to perish in foreleg – one marks the spot	SPHINX
Arrogantly control achiever round colliery	DOMINEER
Bad times to make a mistake held to be most light-hearted	MERRIEST
Concede ales drunk in teenage years!	ADOLESCENCE
Dash into outside lane	ELAN
Despise drop, roughly inclined	PREDISPOSED
Discovering that inclination is about right	LEARNING
Extend ladder	RUN
Group put outside unruly pet	SEPTET
Laundry equipment removes splotches, eg	Clothespegs
Manipulate sailing tackle	RIG
Move back and surrender again	RECEDE

Clues	Answers
Northern university students, void	NULL
Paris – ruined in a friend's estimation	APPRAISAL
Request for hard work	APPLICATION
Rising sea contains popular material	DENIM
Short axe is about right	CURT
Shortly, company aims to create tile pattern	MOSAIC
Therefore returning monster	OGRE
Thick slice in the porch?	DOORSTEP
Those following dodgy green auto	ENTOURAGE
Trunk destroying roots	TORSO
Type of car roof difficult to beat?	HARDTOP
US comet breaking habit	COSTUME