The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 10 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Pack volunteers representative TAMP
Oregon provided diamonds for opening ORIFICE
Claimant legally keeping cloak MANTLE
Family member in stage role swallowing nut step-parent
Stand for artist, endlessly calm EASE
Cricket score, good — a step up! RUNG
Abandon Republican trapped by bear STRAND
Criticize schedule SLATE
Society with little money for track SPOOR
Ward for example toured by publicity person, note PROTEGE
Additional court clip EXTRACT
A good place to tie up the Confederate army? LEE SIDE
Novel devoured by 52 bookworms? LITERATI
Mother’s vehicle, a thing of beauty? MASCARA
Where to contest article about North America ARENA
Elegant edible plant stops short of old railway CHIC
Implore centre attendant a bit ENTREAT
A hybrid tea said to be a talisman AMULET
We hear school’s taken in EATEN
Portion, slim, reduced, provided by church SLICE
WORK PROBLEM INVOLVES VERY BIG ANIMAL OPOSSUM
It spins five or nearly ten times VORTEX
Embarrassed when this writer has fooled around ASHAMED
Name initially used in memoirs wrongly? MISNOMER
Fertile academic ringing large one in charge PROLIFIC
Senseless idea not alerting new entrants first of all INANE
Wealth loses its core attraction LURE
Passenger going around with women’s credentials everywhere FAR AND WIDE
One might betray characteristic worry, oddly overlooked TRAITOR
Run out of good English wood for site with raised beds? ROOF GARDEN
10 hear about goal TRENDY
Distant cousin cultivating the land near isle NEANDERTHAL MAN
Flier, ace, associated with this country AUK
Talk about troubled teen — be understood PENETRATE
Desert more stormy loch WILDERNESS
Our beginning or our end, Mass excepted? CREATION
You might catch guy here running water in northeast TEES
Lot divided by a fellow’s language LAOTIAN
Not the best assistant to judge second-rate
Potentially catalyst, like this US capital SALT LAKE CITY
Mended pliers and another tool to make fake backing LIP SERVICE
Drunk very tiresome at start SOT
Maintaining advantage, open main push possibly one-upmanship
A case for frail boat not starting in the water AFLOAT
One readily deceived a mate? Yes, sadly EASY MEAT
Ultimately elegant Celtic language, neat and concise TERSE
Cab boss, English, in east supported by club ENGINE DRIVER
Judge is French — that’s funny JEST
Bad idea not bringing in supervisors earlier AFOREMENTIONED
He gives up clubs formerly associated with the German CONCEDER
Fixing cold-water pump almost makes toilet drier TALCUM POWDER
Pong from black liquid at bottom of street STINK
Son currently at Southern headland finding wintry scene SNOWSCAPE
Press article hidden among manuscripts MASS