The Times - Cryptic - October 6 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27788
Clues	Answers
A ruminant's heading off south of capital of Kenya, African city	KAMPALA
Around start of Oktoberfest the diet is going to pot __ prompting help?	idiot sheet
Baby feeder exciting wee runts	wet nurse
Book with info but no introduction	ACTS
Breach of trust by British country	LEBANON
Cooler book from Poe, perhaps?	CHILLER
Evidence of sickness in canary, weary	yellow flag
Excellent prize fund, mine after retirement	TIPTOP
Figure 101 suggested?	CONE
Finish off sweet, mint?	BOMB
Follow house guest part of the way?	SEGUE
Guard club, securing implement	SCREWDRIVER
I should add one Greek character	PSI
Impressive, refusing to work	STRIKING
Instant review of item impressing newspapers etc	IMMEDIATE
Intimate, comfortable position set up	PAL
Laid before heart, spades accumulate points?	SCORE
Legal victory over Germany for politician	right-winger
Line in bootees unfortunately no longer in use	OBSOLETE
Loan shark, unspeakable blackguard first of all	SUB
Mass of grass beginning to smell like that, gather bundles up	TUSSOCK
Nine fish can swim freely with this?	NONET
Old and wise, native American	OSAGE
Others came down in chains	RESTRAINED
Pedestrian operating drill	BORING
Regarding story about India __ not finished yet?	REPAIRABLE
Route finder took position before vehicle sent the wrong way	SATNAV
Second last place	BACK
Skill of tennis player, ace!	SMASHING
Visited by leader of gang, suspect not alone in Derbyshire town	Long Eaton
Willing to embrace popular tomboy	GAMINE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1716
Clues	Answers
A mash that is sheer ecstasy	PUREE
Boyfriend's first marriage a cause of pain	BUNION
Copy one found in the writer's gallery	IMITATE
County in which kippers can be found?	BEDS
Crime for which priest is beheaded?	ARSON
Extremely anxious about church services	ACES
Foul-smelling sergeant-major?	RANK
Guide occasionally wangles cheapest class	STEERAGE
I condemned endless sloth	IDLENESS
In need? Dad's navigated badly	DISADVANTAGED
Lift up some beams, you say?	RAISE
Mad when last of guests leaves? That's ridiculous	INANE
Make little effort when in bed	COAST
Maybe Spaniard's half redone section	ALFREDO
Not very pretty watercolour?	no oil painting
Padre run out, not feeling too good	under par
Painful cut, I hear	SORE
Popular story to conclude below stage	LEGEND
Reflex actions in part? That's correct	EXACT
Retire with pension at last in Italian city	turn in
Send __ up or down	REFER
Send message about dope disappearing	PASSING
Some join terrific team in Italy	INTER
Team sped off in a rush	STAMPEDE
Unleash tirade as the French blunder	let rip
Uses Aga to make a bite to eat?	SAUSAGE