The Times - Cryptic - October 7 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27789
Clues	Answers
A Continental waterway lacking security	UNSOUND
Additional drink council leader knocks back on returning	CHASER
Again decline drinks, with smoke briefly put round	RELAPSE
Broadcasting on TV, value a dish	vol-au-vent
Crazy about Kelly? Completely bowled over!	STUNNED
Eg pianist's assistant gripping book?	page-turner
Fan replacing marks with pence to lay down?	STIPULATE
Fashionable ring worn by northern publican	INNKEEPER
Financial crash involving dome by Hants resort?	south sea bubble
Giants inspiring current paintings	TITIANS
Greek character circles ship, beginning to survey frame	CHASSIS
In college, Heather meets posh boy speaking only one tongue	unilingual
Instrument that accompanied mail, deployed on short trip ultimately	post horn
Lab rage impaired academic study	ALGEBRA
Move backwards, using right exit	REGRESS
One of two giants swigging first of rum __ a diluted type	GROG
One with pride in Sir Tristram's birthplace, we hear?	LIONESS
Pass over part of meal __ it's not very warm	COLDISH
Pinnacles reached by hospital rowing crews	HEIGHTS
Policeman demanding dope from Parisian carrying weapon	GENDARME
Put off, finally having dye to wash away	DETERGE
Senior citizen's boarding-house on European river	PENSIONER
Solvent one takes to Tyneside	ACETONE
Sort of acid acceptable around most of vast country	PRUSSIC
Sort of cat, one housed in identical quarters	SIAMESE
Type size some myopic academics required	PICA
US church member sat in yard casually with coffee	latter-day saint
Woman with capacity to be realistic	VIABLE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1717
Clues	Answers
A party creating a fuss	ADO
After drinks editor gets made fun of	TEASED
An Italian poet's musical movement	ANDANTE
Ann's voice, sort proving tricky in discussions?	conversations
Argued prisoner should get looked after	CONTENDED
Attempts to participate in games __ say, skittles	ESSAYS
Bit of food delivered to church	PIECE
Describes as evil different characters from Des Moines	demonises
Female is capsizing in something riddled with holes	SIEVE
Former president is human being without the first bit of sense	PERON
Formula ready for use city area gets brought in	RECIPE
Had meal at back of pub? That's natural	INNATE
Little girl, as one doing nothing in a brilliant way	VIVIDLY
Malign a girl initially praised, turning nasty	DISPARAGE
Mother and boy cursed	DAMNED
No pay, no work? No!	NAY
Number in competition observed going round	SEVENTEEN
Nymphs being dull and awfully sad	DRYADS
Remodelled sports ground a second time	RECAST
Residents show up, going in opposite directions	NATIVES
So Nana and Grannie could be very old people	NONAGENARIANS
Surely that could be denied	INDEED
To catch horse, frenzied dame ran	MANAGED
Tree that goes high up into the sky	PLANE