The Times - Cryptic - August 11 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27740
Clues	Answers
A mythical giant with eyes on stalks	AGOG
Act confused, failing pass	safe-conduct
Answer very quietly; one may be on the phone	APP
Beauty’s first seen in a sublime ruined temple site	abu simbel
Corruptly closing river in the season	VERNALLY
Defeated, have to amputate	saw off
Doctor frees police up	MOUNTIES
Expert composer making records	ARCHIVES
Fetch strong drink	DOUBLE
Finally fed such a man here?	DINNER
First law by Confucius, say: show maturity	act ones age
Getting back, have left bed for cat	PUMA
Give most important backing in a live case	ABLATIVE
Go back and prepare to run	turn tail
Head in various directions	NESS
Hot dish eaten by psalmist	SALMI
Like a ski-run? Work in transport in winter	SLOPED
Not quite clear paper’s to turn up, organised extra books	semi-transparent
On diary confirm date, at first not offering money	in kind
One breaking step showing remorse	RUING
One from dairy chain picked up	FETA
One in bed appeared to have a bad back	CAMELLIA
Perhaps one burgling home more loyal daughter interrupts	INTRUDER
Pineapple and some bananas eaten (not “ate”) in class	hand grenade
Soldiers in fracas on royal ship	FREIGHTER
Two kids: pa and I grip one roughly	pigeon pair
Way to include member of large family in cast	SQUINT
Wilde for one with a certain appeal	WIT
Without French priest, one’s paid for nothing	SINECURE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1676
Clues	Answers
A dark horse in the field of children’s literature?	black beauty
Animal in forest, a gazelle	STAG
Be suspicious of party, but relaxed	DOUBT
Bother with duck sauce	PESTO
Briefly board ship prior to travel ban	EMBARGO
Business worry	CONCERN
Cheer that woman catching a number	HEARTEN
Colas I ordered for party	SOCIAL
Come about act available	turn out
Conservative blocking amendment causes heated dispute	ALTERCATION
Cut fruit, then vegetable	PEA
Daily in circulation, originally thinner	CLEANER
Doctor and MA having part in complex procedure	RIGMAROLE
Draw a circle round item of jewellery	RING
Drawing of small sailing vessel	SKETCH
Good to wander in small wooded area	GROVE
Have a meal, warm, without husband	EAT
Justify being very mean	VINDICATE
Leading group capsized	UPSET
Make light of losing on stage show	play down
Member of the clergy visiting Civic Arena	VICAR
Save about litre in cask	BARREL
Search round a place frequently visited	HAUNT
Set right about frock	REDRESS
Toboggan beginning to slide over projecting shelf	SLEDGE
Tries again at rear of mule train	REHEARSE