The Times - Cryptic - July 28 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27728
Clues	Answers
A lot of skill to fix light	arc-lamp
A small bird that hurts tails of all mice, right?	OWLET
Absolute flattery eschewed by Bishop	UTTER
Additional line encapsulating singular piece	MORSEL
Article mostly supporting meteorological report	THUNDER
Beautiful people in centre of storm encountering limits of celebrity	eye candy
Beginnings of cool line in some computer images	clip art
Choice to keep iodine by sick American around California? It's deceptive	optical illusion
Clear limits to uranium, involving temperature __ here's another metal	PLATINUM
Coffee and brief conversation with doctor	MOCHA
Exclusive food, but not with cold dessert	CHOICE
Fine coffee will take get around your motoring inconvenience	flat tyre
Force bar staff to accept article	RAILROAD
Friend suppressing greeting shows little bottle	PHIAL
Inclination to include finale from Berlioz, a composer	LISZT
Information on American's heart is not specific	GENERIC
Journey permitted making a few notes	TRIPLET
Multiple parties? Firm came down on holding one	COALITION
Old-fashioned foxtrot __ out of practice, missing lead	FUSTY
Peril American writer recalled in shock __ diary's contents erased	JEOPARDY
Provide more of drink, holding favourite item back	step up
Religious area set up in church yard? That's rather corny	CHEESY
Seek to secure hotel in N European country	FINNISH
Spice: feature of Christmas morning, second to be consumed	CARDAMOM
State funeral? Participation in it is no longer required	national service
They sell author's latest and earliest works	RETAILERS
Timely joke reflecting real life with leader being deposed	PUNCTUAL
Tiny swimmer: little perch?	TADPOLE
Trademark securing maybe the Queen's island in the travel industry	TOURISM
Whirling energy presented by artist in the same expressive image	IDEOGRAM
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1666
Clues	Answers
Aircraft abandoning its initial path	LANE
Artist in East End district, one using a series of colours	RAINBOW
Attempt to swathe girl, in place of skin treatment	TANNERY
Auto business backing for example a charity event	GARAGE
Bird unable to fly, somewhat bemused	EMU
Boxer taking in r-row leading to afters?	PUDDING
Caught noise from empty tummy finding pudding	CRUMBLE
Disaster when large taxi reverses into river	DEBACLE
Dress right for a boy	ROBERT
Enjoy ballet every so often, being aristocratic	NOBLE
Fashionable decades provided unknown boost	INTENSIFY
Finish in French in front of Irish politicians	end up
Flutter to be in	BAT
Garland that is left upside down	LEI
Gold in vase turned up in Pacific island	NAURU
Inferno you witness got finally put out	OUST
Like fireworks going off in porch etc, around end of day	PYROTECHNIC
Little jerk not quite recalling quote	TIC
Minister's peculiar circle	CLERIC
Old person using their teeth in passing	OBITER
Prove wrong potato perhaps has been sent back	REBUT
Related to dance, it gets your feet moving!	TREADLE
Remiss not to initially put on short nightdress	NEGLIGENT
Some certain bet we enjoy, amongst other things	in-between
The desire of a Billy No-Mates?	nanny goat
Wet spray plus short, weird thing needed for firefighting	water supply