The Times - Cryptic - August 13 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27742
Clues	Answers
A lot of leaves about, arboretum getting emptied	REAM
Back in vogue, proper depiction of features	e-fit
Backing current opinion introduced by fool	ASSISTANCE
Band like quiet covers	SASH
Biblical baddie, not half bizarre once	ANTIC
Convertible orange car showing superiority	ARROGANCE
Crusty, edible cases a problem for mince pie	STYE
Cut back grass bordering ditch	retrenched
Desire man with Tarzan's face	COVET
Eccentric group about to step on rat	space cadet
Entering French town, I claim to have been elsewhere	ALIBI
Film-maker eschewing padding	LEAN
Gentleman fooling around with Net or Web	ENTANGLEMENT
Keeping doubt quiet at first	PRESERVATION
Maybe head of state coming in clean	PERADVENTURE
Most of cabinet one saw united	CONSOLIDATED
Old bit of French bread right for tart	SOUR
Old wine, rubbish brought up for digger	EXCAVATOR
One fighting without aide where work's rough	scrap paper
Peacekeepers love stopping hatred, it's agreed	UNANIMOUS
Perform lines one's produced for play?	DOLL
Put on trainer in old vehicle	STAGECOACH
Single nomad's nose	AROMA
Sound of disapproval having accepting a job	TASK
Test side with advantage	eleven-plus
Treasury staff will lead event	pole vault
Unpleasant like a golfer struggling to hole?	off-putting
With wet land to the west, I leave dry land	gobi desert
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1678
Clues	Answers
A bishop accompanying press chief, retired?	ABED
A lot of snow, one foot, at end of drive	DRIFT
Bogged down as stag may be seasonally?	in a rut
Boss, put out, showing one where to get off?	bus stop
Bouncer driven away by club?	golf ball
Chart folded out to see African city	MAPUTO
Cross coming out of manger edgeways	ANGERED
Cub: it is desperate for something to eat	BISCUIT
Diamonds, for example, that you can wear	SUIT
Finishes with mates?	ENDGAMES
Francis's place briefly to help one	ASSISI
Gracious duke seen in tie	CORD
Left university, not returning to see town	LUTON
Nothing reflected in French material	LINEN
Periodically insular, Liam's girl	NUALA
Polish melody that's very good?	fine-tune
Rick's rant is out of order	STRAIN
Sailor, one of five children, becoming king of Rome	TARQUIN
Ship, perhaps: empty chair to the back of it?	CRAFT
Six-act dramas extremely rare? They're no longer screened here	tax discs
Smack, or beat with force pressing down	TANG
Smile when capturing one very loud, winged monster	GRIFFIN
Spies blemishes on skin	MOLES
Tea primarily is an English infusion	TISANE
They believe Maud, oddly, is losing weight	MUSLIMS
Wooden container with lever touching top of light	BARREL