The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 09 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Quite a large lake ALL
Shorten spruce TRIM
Very hot current across river TROPICAL
Ring road charge TOLL
Nurse got boiled fish STURGEON
All-points bulletin? NEWS
Bank finally inclined to abolish penny coin? KRONE
Confines father over row FRONTIER
Confused rush and grass PANIC
Endless fun sightseeing? Oscar’s gone looking ahead FUTURISTIC
Failed riverboat broken up without resistance ABORTIVE
Finish off second young seal MOP UP
For the time being basic learning is confined to the afternoon PRO TEM
Good frill that’s starched is rather harsh GRUFF
I had son interrupting old actor when Bottom played Pyramus MIDSUMMER
Newly equip sappers before attack REFIT
Not knowing right from wrong, losing a mark for exam ORAL
Old city friend abandoning a young child URCHIN
Puzzle in game needs to be worked out ENIGMA
Restrained muscles can experience nasty tension initially ABSTINENT
Round fraction is a source of confusion to observers OP ART
Runs out of fast-going sauce PESTO
Sandwich, perhaps, and beer EXPORT
Policy of factory rejecting new mould PLATFORM
Poorly during leave, go back and forth VACILLATE
Pop first of balloons using really sharp tack BURST
Recording about husband's love NOTHING
Preferred it over obscure quibble about details PETTIFOG
Suggest just getting rid of leader IMPLY
One entering popular phrase for caretaker INTERIM
Matter for regret in mine, last of many PITY
Celebrity, bald almost STAR
Bizarre leading couple in ballroom dance RUMBA
Post guarding a non-working state water plant mares-tail
Above Britain, flying for RAF, perhaps ABBREVIATION
Not a word, note, over Saturday crossword’s baffling jargon mumbo-jumbo
Strongly attacking East European claim that’s out of order POLEMICAL
State capital abolishing old religious symbol SACRAMENT
Seldom-encountered poison’s killed copper RARE
Complains about sudden loud noises REPORTS
Kart in demand, potentially a source of pleasure meat and drink
International being dealt with humbly CAP IN HAND
In favour of wearing article, protective garment APRON
Duly pick off game LUCKY DIP
Gemstone and ring given to friend OPAL
Feast I prepared for carnival FIESTA
Farm implement in soft bog son removed PLOUGH
Highwayman — time due, unfortunately, for his latest wickedness TURPITUDE
Give pounds and see famous sculptor DONATELLO
Decline operation under doctor who’s finishing DROOP
Chat with consumers of computer with a lock on the outside TABLE TALK
Car — old one, mostly internal combustion with unlimited power AUTOCRATIC
Absent-minded don, not working, is characteristic DISTRAIT
Right out of fruit and veg PEA
Available for one disturbed about fine ON OFFER
Very detailed autobiography of English baroque composer? blow-by-blow