The Times - Cryptic - July 15 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27717
Clues	Answers
Altered damaged mechanism	TREADLE
Animal implant __ note reptile with it	MICROCHIP
Caught servant hiding key __ one who sold the family silver?	CUTLER
Celebrity outdoes returning long-distance traveller	SPACEMAN
Change of policy: you are to arrest visiting solicitor	TURNABOUT
Cleaner trapping father over eavesdropper	WIRETAPPER
Days in bars with chap, brass player perhaps	BANDSMAN
Doctor with unit is a lazy person	DRONE
Elbow’s good in, eg, Goya’s Naked Maja	NUDGE
Fuss after the Spanish note gold here?	ELDORADO
Gory evidence no tabloids must get wrong	BLOODSTAIN
Judge excessive, editor noted	JOTTED
Late, perhaps holding it back?	RETICENT
Like volunteers, give assistance after UN pressure	UNPAID
Madman trapping bird in raincoat	MANIAC
Make stuff for church, getting paid	Force-feed
Nervous person lowering head of beer in beer mug	JITTERBUG
Petrol with lead in pump’s rapid air intake?	GASP
Register point over US earthquake, not very impressive	ENTER
Row involving head of giant cat	TIGER
Scraping good assessment	GRATING
Search odd-looking magician	RUMMAGE
Sole island with more spruce for a variety of bird	plantain-eater
Something special English found in Italian restaurant	TREAT
Sort of concert regal involving current?	electric organ
Steak main course absorbing company time	ENTRECOTE
Stomach remedy that could be formic?	ANTACID
US city in Oklahoma? Hardly	OMAHA
Who might stock lazy Susan (a revolutionary female?)	CHEF
With eyes open, he died needing help at home	OBSERVANT
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1657
Clues	Answers
Argumentative sportsman?	ROWER
Cattle without water	NEAT
Cautious course across river	WARY
Evidence of authority to issue weapons to troop	ARMBAND
Film villain is curious Old Testament character	ODDJOB
Fixed a number of games	SET
Go berserk, having to manage tumultuous crowd	run riot
Hide in attic, once alone	CONCEAL
Host accepts a coat	MAC
Hyperactive person in charge	MANIC
Insipidly sweet short message broken off	TWEE
Irritable person, sensible, not coming forward	CRABWISE
Just light entertainment	FAIR
Latest lie concocted that goes all round the world	SATELLITE
Liable to error, bail fell out!	FALLIBLE
Naughty girl in furs, we hear	MINX
New Moon Street	CRESCENT
No confidence water vapour leads to corrosion	MISTRUST
One’s missing, having been east on tour	ABSENTEE
Out of work, Jack has nothing to be thankful for	JOBLESS
Perfect in diplomacy	INTACT
Produce cabaret, if in resort	FABRICATE
Start to recover from exchange of shots	RALLY
Take boat round north, a slow mover	SNAIL
To be inferred, simplicity has no limits	IMPLICIT
Young player left in bed	COLT