The Times - Cryptic - October 26, 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26553 - October 26, 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Clues	Answers
A council Nan organised, contrary to church law	UNCANONICAL
Basket-maker socks retailer in East End	OSIER
Break in continuity aroused regret in miners' union	INTERREGNUM
Bring action against flipping London station? Not half	SUE
Calcareous substance fellow artist found by lake	CORAL
Country fellow is consuming game served up	SURINAM
Course director in South Island always dipping into Eliot?	STEERSMAN
Do up short red coat by mistake	REFURBISH
Economise? Head shows incompetence	USELESSNESS
Fine even Rachel, surprisingly, for unauthorised absence	FRENCHLEAVE
Fruit found in broken crate in square	NECTARINE
Legal adviser thus permitted to accompany men	SOLICITOR
Model, say, initially pursued by two characters abroad	PINUP
Not many working? It means the opposite	ANTONYM
Number historically supporting grievance about university	FOURSCORE
One involved in diplomacy meets American historian	TACITUS

 

Clues	Answers
One may bear fruit — but not if it's the answer!	LEMON
One teaching about European sandpipers, primarily, or knots	NODES
Organic compound identified in old book on radio	ESTER
Play about princess left by Aeschylus in the end	DISPORT
Pole swallows most of meal with great speed	POSTHASTE
Possibly 27 can upset religious observance	NITRITE
Protection copper originally offered during climb	CUSHION
Sign of omission restricting degree holder's floor show	CABARET
Specially trained horse, one in Puerto Rico	PACER
Swimmer runs in like an oik	OARFISH
Swindles and cheats on a regular basis	HAS
Team supporter in cooler?	FAN
Unintelligent son extremely uncivil about Bellini's first opera	SUBNORMAL
Volte-face in rating dated act?	ABOUTTURN
Wading bird's singular colour	STINT
Worry, having to take courses	EAT