The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 08 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Initially politician easily wins seat PEW
Peter has a following in the home counties SAFE
Impressed by English dash STAMPEDE
Head of ambassadorial party making trouble ADO
Tiny creatures of the deep, a hundred on board PLANKTON
Mess up surface of front edge of sail FLUFF
Bug transmitters in trustee's banks TSETSE
Weapon found in famous school in East End ARROW
DREW UP SCHOOL NOTICE ABOUT BIBLE STUDIES PREPARED
Nick record fee on these deviously CHARGE SHEET
Pollute nearly all the planet MAR
Pull a couple of lines on river ALLURE
Put out your old clothes and the rest TETCHY
Queen’s stalker's quip retracted? About time! TOMCAT
Ready meal needed batter, as Spooner might have said? PACKED LUNCH
Really old oak trees survive principally — on these ROOTS
Shower that's painful in delicate extremities DOUCHE
Ancient advertisement for the police OLD BILL
Badger I treated for cut ABRIDGE
Barely enter the water? skinny-dip
Beg Penny to go first PLEAD
Bridge? It’s a card game PONTOON
Country that’s cold, by all accounts CHILE
It’s a hot spring, man said GEYSER
Keep quiet about sex? No problem DONT MENTION IT
Leak from European delegation EMISSION
My dog’s had a heart transplant! COR
Notice manner in which chess game may end? RESIGNATION
One in no hurry to whizz round north SNAIL
Poor man’s university featuring in the Sun? PAUPER
Put an end to fun frolicking with Lily NULLIFY
Report left in toilet BLOG
Romeo appearing in tatty denim, alas LADIES MAN
Ruminants heading north for grass REED
Scottish landowner, one wreathed in fat LAIRD
Set off round lake, a little frightened STARTLED
Zoo unceremoniously caging leopard OUNCE
Instruction to butcher to be dismissed GET THE CHOP
Handy American juice promoting energy USEFUL
Expose yogurts, ignoring the odd bits OUT
Colouring or baking agent lacking in a filling pudding DYESTUFF
Canal maybe, wide, Wear and Tay somehow combined WATERWAY
Bound over to accept old copy that's inaccurate ERRONEOUS
Architect’s engineers blocking adversaries at bridge WREN
Again bring in fruit, no good at first re-engage
Shed many layers there HENHOUSE
State capital almost calm during brief salute HONOLULU
Their lunch is wild and abandoned? IN THE LURCH
Where local sports fans head? Absolutely DOWN TO THE GROUND
Warning sign on entrance: “No English here” RED LIGHT
A very old wife's state AVOW
A paper turns up containing a device that's similar ANALOGOUS
Cut out adviser every now and then DIE
Add zip to green pants in special exhibit initially ENERGISE
WOMAN BRIEFLY RECALLED WHAT MAY BE TOP OF VOLCANO ISLE