The Times Cryptic December 11 2020 Crossword Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27845
Clues	Answers
African native everyone Irish and Australian backs	zorilla
Axemen have these fights with police	fuzzboxes
Be unhappy, perhaps, as tenant's picked up small revolver	ROULETTE
Capital that's unlimited, then hard to come by	HARARE
Cardinal grabbing small journalist	NEWSMAN
Curious figures __ and one unknown	NOSY
Democrats broaching alternative to Thatcher? There's just a small catch	TIDDLER
Did better than in plane, with fuel to spare	outflew
Don't bother with consumption in general	let be
Duty that requires clubs to go for forward's skill	EXPERTISE
Every second in Algeria you might have spent in Romania	LEI
First thing to do in the morning is dress	get-up
Gracious ladies crossing wide street	HEAVENS
I dislike that arch heretic's introduction	HUMPH
I'm so utterly fantastic on many levels!	MULTISTOREY
Inspiring female, unnamed, having no sex before gym	EUTERPE
Last letter in full from Brezhnev communist backed? The opposite	VEERED
Law that ex bent to get money from estate?	wealth tax
Malefactor's death in hand	OFFENDER
Old king cheers queen undoing trousers	TARQUIN
One digging verse by a wise old female	MINERVA
Reprobate's drunk treble in one	LIBERTINE
Seek private place, largely at first for one's replacement PIN	wooden leg
Set aside article out of book	ANNUL
Some dropshot I sliced, regretting miss	OTIS
Special team's request in English court overturned	task force
Stimulate sensually, keeping it up well into the night	TITILLATE
Tears accompanying this rueful exclamation?	thats torn it
The Dutch? How differently they live!	other half
The girl's originally employed in personnel	HER
Those playing rugby leap, but only the backs land	EGYPT
Was Observer's fashion to retreat before its boss?	NOTED
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1764
Clues	Answers
Behind schedule, learner driver worried	LATE
Blow the whistle on store	SHOP
Car in showroom in Islington	MINI
Catch that woman pinching article	HEAR
Consumed as a joke, reportedly by editor	INGESTED
Demanding deep thought, expert discovered	PROFOUND
Extreme dislike of bowler, perhaps flushed with anger	HATRED
Furry creature in field, greedy guts	GROUNDHOG
Got upset about an Argentinian dance	TANGO
Husband joining club in English city	BATH
In attendance, holding papers for chief executive	PRESIDENT
Level ground, with no rain, for Badminton competitor?	EVENTER
Look at and follow monitor	WATCHDOG
Manage to fence small thicket	COPSE
Middle of trial: judge becomes furious	IRATE
Minor celeb's sore?	BLISTER
Mother unhappy about the name on the cover of a magazine?	MASTHEAD
Part company in Croatian resort	SPLIT
Pathetic complaint backed by the Parisian	FEEBLE
Period of time in Chad, a year	DAY
Play safe with cooking utensil	peter pan
Plays followed by blue film	toy story
Police officer parking in hollow	DIP
Reserve permit for small publication	BOOKLET
Stolen goods found in WC close to theft	LOOT
The tale involved sportsperson	ATHLETE