The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2017 10 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Spread the gospel but not quietly to gain influence REACH
COSMETIC TREATMENT GETTING DAUGHTER AND DAD COVERED IN DIRT MUDPACK
IS BACKWARD-LOOKING POLITICIAN EXPOSED AS A FOOL? SIMPLETON
SPOILS OF WAR PERSONIFIED MARS
Annual circulation in relation to The Sun? ORBIT
ADHESIVE BINDING AGENT: REVOLUTIONARY BUILDING MATERIAL GYPSUM
Plant fake diamond? SHAMROCK
Primitive weapon has a gentle hit stopping movement CATAPULT
Stinky meal prepared incorrectly MISTAKENLY
GUARANTEE GIVEN WITH VERY LITTLE INDICATION OF PAIN VOUCH
College student humoured, though denied a sign of affection co-ed
For riser, inactivity's ending — whence comes the dawn? YEAST
JOYFUL BIT OF SONG FROM CENTRAL AFRICA tra-la
Control the situation before laying down requirements for others at the table? HOLD ALL THE CARDS
Take back hated present DELIVER
The French female has to get ready for bed — she’s washing LAUNDRESS
Rotten season for the Cubs? OFFSPRING
HUGELY POWERFUL WRENCH IN ATTIC TITANIC
Symbol put back by weather forecasters with books TOTEM
Some heavy rain for us after low pressure DOWNPOUR
Travelled over for traditional US event RODEO
ROBBERS HAVING SIMILAR DRINKS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE? PILLAGERS
Boss to carry player on a lap of honour? CHAIRMAN
Musicians turn out to be inadequate dilettanti COMPOSERS
Wild animal in article about place to the north NYALA
Stick man ROD
Commentators finally interpret a man's rambling, not completely clear SEMITRANSPARENT
Female group run by male HAREM
Grumble when church is seen as one being smug COMPLACENT
I may be put out by outrageous leading lady GLENDA
Cold caught in the course of school hospital examination SCAN
Officer damages room, scratching floor MARSHAL
M Escher, perplexing creator of intricate designs? SCHEMER
Nation state rejecting North America INDIA
Prepared point for ear piercing PERFORATION
Satisfactory compromise: one likely to lift spirits? HAPPY MEDIUM
Shoulder manoeuvre seen in Welsh rugby SHRUG
Thanks company for Mexican snack TACO
Tramp is moving around smelly places? ARMPITS
Use fan on the blink? That’s risky UNSAFE
Vehicle parked in Pennsylvania VAN
HYPERSENSITIVITY OF FRIEND WITHOUT SOME MEASURE OF WORK ALLERGY
Savage old lover appearing with naughty erotica EXCORIATE
FAITHFUL OLD INDIVIDUAL GRABBING PAPER IS GRANTED SOLITUDE LEFT ALONE
A cold island off the Irish coast ACHILL
Train journey going on time — Euston evacuated earlier ENTOURAGE
Vulgar young person losing head confronts superior officer — big trouble HAVOC
Cart succeeded at transporting silver WAGON
Drink large rum LAGER
A linguistic sign from the Man in Black? CEDILLA
Destroyed nicotine, protecting hearts at risk ON THIN ICE
Word for scoundrel to be announced in newspaper RATBAG
Unfashionable model gets to survive OUTLAST
Hard day Inland Revenue turned up for capital RIYADH
Grandma getting into Dickens, a rewarding discovery BONANZA
Dynamism, as befits marines giving warning of danger FIRE ALARM