The Times - Cryptic - July 13 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27715
Clues	Answers
Book the man's found in house	THESAURUS
Capital outlay initially required to make Don Juan?	ROMEO
Clever reply from Republican that is shown round office	RIPOSTE
Close lit up	TIGHT
Constant irrational hunger	CRAVING
Exceptional boy, very likely to succeed	odds-on
Exercise self-control lacking in others	TRAIN
Feeling upon missing one's verdict	SENTENCE
Flag: change motif, perhaps incorporating name	red ensign
Free renegade held by US soldiers	GRATIS
Give ground on the subject of indulgence	RETREAT
Heading for Newport having left English city suddenly	PRESTO
I harshly criticise a poor Asian capital	ISLAMABAD
Indefinite number in parish theatre	ARENA
Inflexible, doctor over papers	RIGID
Like a squirrel checking its tail in light fall of snow?	FLURRY
Lyric poem about a concert hall	ODEON
Made up for deficiencies, perhaps, of sound in commercial	ATONED
Make favourable mention of what one may have done here?	put in a word or two
Mate ringing wife, good for gossipy conversation	CHINWAG
Motto, for example, popular with Guides, primarily	SAYING
New picture frames charged firstly at a reduced rate	cut-price
One travelling to Saturn?	ASTRONAUT
Period of history, period enthralling one	Stone Age
Powerful weaponry, ominous positioned in middle of major road	ARTILLERY
Replacement policy and stuff	SUBSTANCE
Shield quickly attached to vehicle	CARAPACE
Various kingfishers, maybe	DIVERS
What that might be?	relative pronoun
Yen merits getting longs	YEARNS
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1655
Clues	Answers
A close friend beginning to mistrust NATO, for example	ACRONYM
After a short time, tout punk rock hairstyle	MOHAWK
Alerts posh folk, embracing one quietly	TIPOFFS
Are nitrates changing brewing equipment?	tea strainer
Cartel had demolished place of worship	CATHEDRAL
Climbed like an armadillo, perhaps?	SCALED
Detectives imprisoned by lunatic who's barely seen?	NUDIST
Fancy putting limit on staple food	CAPRICE
Farm building lacking roof is well ventilated	AIRY
Fashioned himself a European language	FLEMISH
Fe-male superhero?	iron man
Finally clean a pig enclosure that's unpleasant!	NASTY
Gloomy about group of actors	OVERCAST
Greek character hiding in handsome garden	OMEGA
I was in charge of foreign land	IRAN
Irish city's sailors producing bottle opener	CORKSCREW
Knock out jockey regularly — that's strange!	KOOKY
Long-legged creature burning oxygen	FLAMINGO
Noblewoman starts to develop unusual board game	DUCHESS
Robot starts to design rocket on its doorstep	DROID
Sprinted to grab magical device from African country	RWANDAN
Triple jumping — go for it!	let rip
Tuna swimming with small relations	AUNTS
Very easy task collecting river junk	DROSS
Worker returning woman's aerial	ANTENNA