The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Get coat altered in rural building COTTAGE
Flavour of pantries, after refurbishment, captivating Mike SPEARMINT
INSTANT CREDIT TICK
By the sound of it, yarns for formal wear TAILS
Boy with nothing on a Polynesian state SAMOA
Busy, cite changes in hours, constant HECTIC
Book finally shortened ATLAS
Begin extremely late causing alarm STARTLE
This decorative item cheers? Not so much, on reflection TASSEL
Tell niece, working, to see customers CLIENTELE
Strong reaction in prison STIR
Seethe as whiskey taken from bather? SIMMER
Serious listener, home later EARNEST
Retired musical group's section of joint TENON
Revolt due to pact being broken coup detat
Row about bringing in first of frigates for overhaul REFIT
Ruin nearly all the planet MAR
Save Hebridean island lake that's remarkable EXCEPTIONAL
Sentimental woman gets nothing in return MAUDLIN
Play character in first book, missing third NOH
Sketch feature of Rugby, swapping parts OUTLINE
That's the end of holiday working YON
Turn chopped fungi over for observer SPECTATOR
Visit work briefly CALL IN
Tablets not working by the sound of it — get less EASE OFF
Person regularly needing rope to control alien mob PROLETARIAT
One sculpting 'Mother and Child' MASON
Obscure English drunkard at Morecambe? ESOTERIC
Add up as well as down TOT
Agree with head office quarry's been identified tally-ho
500 idle, maybe, for spell in Caribbean VOODOO
A few occupying Irish compound ISOMER
Arctic swimmer raced north with Prince Harry NARWHAL
Bent over London wife's nonsense DOUBLE DUTCH
Capital consumption is breaking bailiff's heart TBILISI
Emperor's hearing complaint tavern ignored TITUS
Engineer chap getting work MANOEUVRE
Exploit voting procedure, producing one-sided document DEED POLL
Saying nothing about a temperature change MUTATE
Reminder of broadcast line CUE
No-good prig in cult — who’s to blame? CULPRIT
Domestic servant getting new start is friendly GENIAL
Cask from Soviet Union TUN
Blunder allowed in one of three TRIPLET
Watch maybe as millions lodged in bank TIMER
Vehicle collecting editor on way back or one used in transaction? trade-in
One hoping you buy second drinks for each child SALESPERSON
Poisonous reptile disconcerts nude no end RATTLESNAKE
Healthy, inspiring new boxer's one who may win FINALIST
Hot wind from Morocco is back for the moment SIROCCO
Huge insect covers a small distance MAMMOTH
Instantly fancy a go LIKE A SHOT
Lacking bottle now, perhaps, like some capsules UNMANNED
Mark runs animal food stores STREAK
Number Ten has ruined European continent's housing ANAESTHESIA
Grape is beset by wet weather RAISIN