The Times - Cryptic - September 15 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27770
Clues	Answers
100 in clear section of road is perhaps working for many?	FREELANCE
A delay over celebration	GALA
Almost an admission some of us exist for sport	WEAR
Being spiteful about bridge couple __ charming	BEWITCHING
Comedy clubs cutting price of going	FARCE
Cosmetic used in Madras nowadays	HENNA
Earthquake activity exists in half of built-up area	seismicity
Figure university is in bad condition	STATUE
Fish young bear has found hard to eat	CHUB
Flag with damage carried by European vessel	EARMARK
Good article about my one hymn	GLORIA
Have a meal with holiday money	break bread
Indistinguishable dialect in broadcast	IDENTICAL
Kicks gin to get going	BOOTSTRAP
Lavish volume of drink with large kebab, too, ordered	coffee-table book
Means of entry during rental period	INLET
Miner and former Conservative mostly drinking wine	EXCAVATOR
New York speciality to grate into curd cheese	SKYSCRAPER
Picture educational establishment with convict for member	COLLAGE
President’s cut, receiving a wound	TRAUMA
Provider of beer that’s less fattening	LOCAL
Put down drink	SQUASH
Roll with end of loaf	WHEEL
Slow walker ignoring learner driver’s signal	AMBER
Soviet minister gets second great deal over extracting erbium	MOLOTOV
Spades have lodged in the ground	SOWN
Strictly routine is one making others go to work on an egg, severally	bossa nova
Trouble means taking in youth with a scooter	INCOMMODE
Unfortunately, we’d Irish setters who control all we do	the weird sisters
What holds water in a raised lock, not following English river	AQUIFER
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1701
Clues	Answers
A scale showing quantity	AMOUNT
Back winner	CHAMPION
Capital generated in two American states	RIGA
Chopped meat Charlie dumped in pit	MINCE
Composer seen in November gathering	BERG
Delegate stuck in river	DEPUTE
Dram from non-drinker getting round in	TOT
Drunken pirate provided opening shot	APERITIF
Essentially a nasty threat	at heart
Harry rowed around one strange fish	WEIRDO
He has dog rolling barrel	HOGSHEAD
Honourable leading Tories?	UPRIGHT
Lord to leave with daughter	GOD
Love having dispute about vessel	WORSHIP
Mike cored apple in wood	MAPLE
Mock name for the common herd	RAGTAG
Narrow victory keeping father excited	wafer-thin
Nation appears in Kremlin dialogue	INDIA
Obscure period without Sun and Times?	Dark Ages
On reflection, humour brings unpleasant fate	DOOM
Say Snoopy battles Red Baron in these?	DOGFIGHTS
See church featured in OED is replaced	DIOCESE
Small son retaining very French accent	STRESS
Some para inevitably drops from sky	RAIN
Street vendor one clearing throat?	HAWKER
Tissue transplant is hard work	GRAFT