The Times - Cryptic - October 30 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26869

Clues	Answers
Arranges to meet friend in possession of a film poster	makes a date
Car sounding excessively small: no room for front of radiator	two-seater
Children's novel having arcane plot?	the secret garden
Cobblers leave your setter unamused	dont make me laugh
Colour of decaying cheese rind	chinese red
Foreign comic delivering some German gags	MANGA
Guarantee harshly criticised, lacking framework	ENSURE
Hilariously funny sort, second best	SCREAM
I have acne, regularly recurring spots	NAEVI
I perch up in tree, showing superior attitude	ELITISM
Lackey wearing short skirt?	MINION
Man of letters maybe starts poem badly	POSTMASTER
Mentions teachers' newspaper isn't available?	NOTES
More garish school uniform displayed earlier? That is right	kitschier
Organise a drink for everyone in small saloon, perhaps	RUNAROUND

 

Clues	Answers
Outcry over Sudanese extremists going further downhill?	WORSE
Parisian is getting work in bar	ESTOP
Photograph son having siesta	SNAP
Playwright heads for Oldham Repertory Theatre's opening night	ORTON
Potato salad for starter: dessert comes later	SPUD
Quash mob pursuing leaders of rebellion	REPRESS
Ray Best briefly involved with Man U	SUNBEAM
Secure parlour, say, when retiring	MOOR
Software from hi-tech company, with a hint of titillation	APPLET
Some lad playing old maid	DAMOSEL
Successful US employee who's responsible for cats and dogs?	RAINMAKER
The old expression of surprise, of course	YEAH
Top hat for this service?	crown derby
Vehicle roadworthiness test hard to get in old city	MOTORHOME
Want sleazy character to change direction initially	NEEDINESS

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 950

Clues	Answers
A rude beggar silly to harbour resentment	bear a grudge
A VIP accent I made out in team member	vice-captain
Clairvoyance of backer, before quote read out	second sight
Couple I came upon heading west	ITEM
Flavour containing hint of walnut, in a manner of speaking	TWANG
Funny name sounds about right for a popular aria	Nessun Dorma
Gazing outside carvery in the centre, very hungry	STARVING
Goods about to be put in box	FREIGHT
Imposing area in Georgian city	AUGUSTA
Irritable secret agent snatching quick kip	SNAPPY
Issued suitable clothes	OUTFIT
Line with an enclosure, cord round one's neck	LANYARD

 

Clues	Answers
One consulted for advice: nothing clear, surprisingly	ORACLE
One's label confused a girl	ISABELLA
Problem over a style of wresting	SUMO
Put off drinking tin, gets bottle	DECANTER
Racecourse in Nova Scotia	ASCOT
Reflect upon friend taking rewrite on board	MEDITATE
Saying few words, endlessly beat a cheat inside	LACONIC
Singer, off-key a lot	ALTO
Slight scout leader unknotted ropes, initially	SLUR
Splendid beer knocked back	REGAL
Stockings, new, only ruined by son	NYLONS
Wonderful conjuring	MAGIC