The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 08 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Second top, say SPEAK
Leave to investigate the point of paying CHECKOUT
Absolutely having to match TOTALLY
Study group remains disrupted SEMINAR
Beginning to build a foundation for sandstone church BASILICA
Greedy type has quite a few, hosting a New Year celebration HOGMANAY
Hearing daughter’s embraced by rugby player — sweet PEAR DROP
Walked about round south-eastern part of England DORSET
Run a bit DASH
God hurt back EROS
I’m cutting good drug to be worthless GIMCRACK
Run back inside tent for food YOGURT
Book upset many in House of Lords HYMNAL
Scottish town into Sunday racing AYR
What ancient humans used carving up the lion? NEOLITH
Cook welcoming a fight FRAY
Cross and unwilling to follow the rules initially TRAVERSE
Very unpleasant pub reported for someone on the fiddle VIOLIN
Appear so excited about old TV show SOAP OPERA
Jane Austen’s city quote brought up to ludicrous effect BATHETIC
Contrived return of French artist — about time STAGED
Resistance over chap cutting wages as penny-pinching PARSIMONY
Surrey town in memo spelt the wrong way EPSOM
Gesture to attract attention of runner in the countryside BECK
Vain person? Love is my middle name PEACOCK
A-lister seen principally in Margate, surprisingly MEGASTAR
Accommodating chaps after a black filling beer AMENABLE
In reality a missile at end of life mostly has bad performance AS A MATTER OF FACT
Learned custom abandoned by university SAGE
Ravel star abandons the piano ENTANGLE
Goalkeeper's cap in red for game RUGBY
Impressive hitting STRIKING
Memorial is not cheap, unfortunately CENOTAPH
Everything I wanted in social flirting DALLIANCE
Our class is left for minutes in West End musical MAMMALIA
Great European pretentiousness GRANDEUR
Requiring change, stand up for rubbish collector DUSTPAN
Ludicrously complex Briton, he has moved on HEATH ROBINSON
Stop emptying a bath SPA
Start to remark when tons missed church COMMENCE
Working on care for muscle attachment TENDON
Country also in a muddle LAOS
Person checking donkeys, tailless kind ASSESSOR
Costlier renovation for monastery, say? CLOISTER
Pass Christian symbol CROSS
Dance venue clearer, everyone going in BALLROOM
Action regularly taken by one who’s near spray ATOMISER
Very good compass and ruler SPANKING
Pretender’s action following ruling to abolish king FEIGNING
Huge supply initially put in tank VAST
Stop idiot necking incorrect dose CLOSE DOWN
Loaf that's made in error? BLOOMER
Choose something a miner would select? PICK
Female soldier dressed in recycled old and new gear GEORGINA