The Times - Cryptic - August 1, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26792 - August 1, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
A river's full of fresh openings	APERTURES
A sort of gloss ruler is missing	LACKING
After start of term organised games may bring delight	TRANSPORT
Animal in space module descending on old city	LEMUR
Bridges in border area defaced	ARCHES
Duck in bed or some other bird	COOT
Famous inventor, no adult for chat maybe	BIRD
Financial professional in descent — having lost all money, runs	STOCKBROKER
Four meeting at one in reception room — indication of appetising meal ahead?	SALIVATION
Girl E Morse represents	DOT
Hide from relations after first hint of scandal	SKIN
Italian learning coming with set of books with beautiful binding	FLORENTINE
Love piece that is written in one of the paper's sections	OBIT
Man with wicked wife somewhere in France	LOT

 

Clues	Answers
Medication to dispose of male's spots	EPSOMSALTS
Muslim more cheerful, without hesitation	SUNNI
Obsession gets surly fellow briefly imprisoned in Chinese region	MANCHURIA
Opener for England bats in new helmet	BASINET
Oriental style shown by one in trousers overlooking lake	CHINOISERIE
Radical politicians of Left, party types abandoning leader	LEVELLERS
Remove multi-faith subject offered by school	RESECT
Second phone needed in stopover for guest	MOTEL
Settler: one person held in veneration	COLONIST
Sloth, something hairy turning up in old African region	NUBIA
Thankless task to get the Spanish school structural support	SKELETON
Trip with a meal spectator finally organised before the match	PREMARITAL
Walked out at night?	SOMNAMBULATED
Where cluster of businesses agitated with rents becoming ridiculous	TRADINGESTATE