The Times - Cryptic - October 11 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26853

Clues	Answers
A month back, sounded off about the end of Europe being certain	GUARANTEED
Ahead of rival, the ways German poet pens start of sonnet in time please	how goes the enemy
Aim to break old soldier — army’s vicious campaign	VENDETTA
Ancient script’s inconsistent, grammar finally failing after the greeting	HIERATIC
Beyond repair? I don’t care	too bad
Chess among others independent school introduced to me	mind game
Crafty: can it work at first, being in debt?	SHREWD
Deep desire to be studying with new head	YEARNING
Different leaders take own groups in city	town and gown
Even I can make a snowman	YETI
Fabulous flyer missing end of crag	ROC
Flying stunts, not at these exercises	AEROBICS
Free entry to Wimbledon? Has it any value?	wild card
Funds in an instant old woman provided for backing	FINANCES
Have room next to brother for meditation	brown study

 

Clues	Answers
Like a trespasser, confusing sin with virtue	INTRUSIVE
Like the sea? Nothing bobs up in it, surprisingly	SALINE
Man with knife, sharper, cutting meat about	MACHEATH
Mark, there’s only one time for heart pill	STAIN
Opening letter scandal, as it were, is a gem	AGATE
Packed away as a precaution	in case
Parties needing hard cash	DOSH
Second most important road sign	STOP
Stole whiskey, facing charge	WRAP
Style of emperor, short on staff	MANNER
Sue the French about a dog	BEAGLE
Travel down at first, then up, to keep following	DOG
Useful foreign character, told to be race official	HANDICAPPER
Wild arrow loosed in major conflict	world war i

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 937

Clues	Answers
Big lunch organised round front of this cabaret venue	NIGHTCLUB
Conservative PM finally secured victory after setback for Labour	BALDWIN
Crime taking place in parsonage	ARSON
Encourage to listen at news time?	HEARTEN
Film disrupted Hungary's trade	ryans daughter
Fish — variety of trout — nibbling bait at first	TURBOT
Frontier having British command	BORDER
Instrument, old, at rear of brother's room	CELLO
Lacking dollars, mostly gives in	BUCKLES
Land crumbling into sea	ESTONIA
Locatin' protest	sit-in
Loud songs in places of entertainment	FAIRS

 

Clues	Answers
More important kitchen item, you could say	GREATER
One lad becoming excited, given advance	LOANED
One way to punish live leader?	BEHEAD
Pencil, perhaps, and where it might be kept?	DRAWER
Place such as Bournemouth put in order again	RESORT
Referee, perhaps, who gives the game away?	whistle-blower
River captured in Vietcong offensive	CONGO
Sensible recruit takes refuge in pub	LOGICAL
Small room near end of apartment	CLOSET
Weapon held up by rebel first	RIFLE
Willing to change a flat around, with addition of piece of furniture	ADAPTABLE
Woman sitting on bike or horse, mostly	ASTRID