The Telegraph - Cryptic - October 24 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solution - October 24 2016 

Clues	Answers
A six-footer from near Wigan	EARWIG
Alcoholic drink, cold, can go the wrong way	COGNAC
Animal food given to horses in China once	CATHAY
Bird from higher nest	ERNE
Bird seen when others rise	SKUA
Burly but brainless group	THICKSET
City game to lift boycott	URBAN
Cooking tripe, say, may lead to acrimony	ASPERITY
Deceive and attract scorn	CONTEMPT
Excursion and dance	TRIP
Further chaos in Laos	ALSO
His rapport with me may lead to a life of pleasure	PRIMROSEPATH
Huge lark following carriage	GIGANTIC
I object to Scripture lessons being simple	MERE
It has wings and flies behind curtains	STAGE
Its captain was really put off by the crew	BOUNTY

 

Clues	Answers
Kind of race problem?	OBSTACLE
Little rest, sadly, for one having entered the church	MINISTER
London profits from this form of taxation?	CAPITALGAINS
Long time in short trousers and spectacles	PAGEANTS
Mate snitches, possibly resulting in a beating	CHASTISEMENT
No parking for waiting in terminal	ENDING
Occupying a pre-eminent position at work	ATOP
One who calls out at court	LINESMAN
One who may have to make several calls before getting the contract	BRIDGEPLAYER
Popular move, building arch	INSTEP
Shelter behind this person in affray	MELEE
Silver wrapped up in note for priests	MAGI
Skirt's end elevated somewhere above the knee	THIGH
Students of the past	ALUMNI
They often have to kneel in an unsophisticated life	NUNS
Useless -- do go on revising	NOGOOD