The Times - Cryptic - October 5 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27787
Clues	Answers
Admits church has added page in holy book	ACCEPTS
After very short time, pastor abandoned defunct browser	TRICERATOPS
Announce two poor grades at college	DECLARE
Bum died in prison	CADGE
Choose computer career and take the risk	go for it
City plaza lies oddly across major road	square mile
Club entertainer ultimately impresses tourist	STRIPPER
Cold, even with president	CLEVELAND
Coming first in race, bumping into a fellow competitor	ARRIVAL
Dangerous driver, crazy, circling right round	mr toad
Did initially request a piece of advice, turning up a large book	Das Kapital
Enchanting publication I name shortly	MAGICAL
European learning about evil in tragic setting	ELSINORE
Father seen in good sort of light	GUV
Fixer of team to pinch back	panel pin
Gave approval for a grand instrument	AGREED
Give up game after opponent captures rook	FOREGO
Having told a story, have to rest	lie down
Letters associated with pencil broken by Queen Rosemary, perhaps	HERB
Long and thin piece of wood, not soft	LANK
My collection of items stays	CORSET
Old soldier on island line	LEGIONARY
Part of stomach revolting at bread	PITTA
Recycling: say I'm sorry about Victor's going west	SALVAGE
Something delightful more than once in middle-class novels	aga sagas
Sticker finally put on first compartment	BAYONET
They order the troops salad	COS
Time of payments: edited round number gets stuck up	toffee-nosed
Unseen helper's paper and coin no longer used	guardian angel
Writer in trainers popping pill	TRANQUILLISER
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1715
Clues	Answers
7 game allowed to get in way	ROULETTE
Become sunnier in resort, we hear	BRIGHTEN
Beginning to deal with world shortage	DEARTH
Bet here as coin thrown about	CASINO
Black rodent irritating child	BRAT
Creature this puma moved across river twice	HIPPOPOTAMUS
Drink around north is bargain	SNIP
Get to the point?	NEEDLE
Good base for light	GLOW
Graduate meets fool in plant	BANANA
Hero at home entertaining company	ICON
Join outfit that protects knight	KNIT
Large liver OK cooked, but too much	OVERKILL
One to embrace decisive argument	CLINCHER
Precious stones found in suit	DIAMONDS
Prepare some korma kebabs	MAKE
Relative brings us into money	COUSIN
Rower in Tromso arriving	OAR
Rugby-playing group quietly steal apples	SCRUMP
Stupid and senseless to incarcerate son	INSANE
Swimmer in location without current	PLAICE
Tool has blade: hard to smuggle into jail	SLEDGEHAMMER
Use machete repeatedly with expedition!	chop-chop