The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 10 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Like priests in Times unusually backing animal shelter… MINISTERIAL
Story of a famous footballer? LEGEND
Figure a small number badger without respite? NONAGON
Ironic study dismissed by poet and dramatist DRY
Juice quietly taken down in Bath, for example? SAP
Vitality not recorded in a number of quarters ALIVENESS
Position offered by sardonic headmaster NICHE
Hug half of them, along with a further couple EMBRACE
Token love-bird found in northern lake NOMINAL
Assorted bones: a good source of food for Dobbin? NOSEBAG
Alcoholic drink — nothing for abstainer to imbibe TOT
Danger that overwhelms some soldiers THREAT
Extremely desperate newspaper editor is despondent DEPRESSED
A couple of girls fussing FINICKY
Imagine is number one, perhaps FIGURE
Second class travel for new union member? BRIDE
Second man splashing out rupees for cooling drink SHERBET
Liliaceous plants taken by yellowish-brown grazers BUFFALOES
Computer program to carry out check on bank's customer? SCREENSAVER
People next to trail in driving event DRAG RACE
Dash to get form of identification set up NIP
Stay smeared with viscid substance TARRY
Asian joke, one involving judge and sailor PUNJABI
Displaying deficiency in character-forming action? ILLEGIBLE
One drinking beer half-heartedly with doctors in islands IMBIBER
Time to request a bit of work TASK
Fruit: Thomas has cut tiny amount TOMATO
Musical chairs, first and last to go HAIR
US politician working in dome for shady group DEMIMONDE
REGULARLY TELL OFF MISCHIEVOUS CHILD ELF
Fanciful act overturned, protecting particular chap thus WHIMSICAL
Source of strength identified by wife attending function SINEW
Bloke outside hotel, source of good news brought to Aix? GHENT
This writer’s against changing into a wit IMAGINATION
Agree Tories entice? Not half CONSENT
What Parker displays, disturbed by current din? NOISINESS
Girl Americans will take to heart ERICA
Supervising healthy exercise RUNNING
Live in shelter closest to hand NEAREST
Verbally unproductive? Lord! BARON
Supporter of Chinese communist, not a little wet MOIST
Close to Ghent, Belgian spins material TANGIBLE
Clue penned by wordsmith in Times HINT
Hooligan's meal still to be cooked? Correct TEARAWAY
Muslim star going over part of UK SUNNI
Mother and I finally employed someone to help out MAID
Senior officer in boat starts to lecture youth sharply PUNGENTLY
Notes male attorney has penned backing City MEMORANDA
His curate blunders initially in consecration of sacred elements EUCHARISTIC
Chapter in revolutionary story bringing conspicuous success ECLAT
… only briefly, note SOL
Possibly eyes Native Americans on new church feature organ screen
What authors do to listeners? Absolutely RIGHT
Medical magazine showing short Greek character stabbed by weapon the lancet
Mammal climbing Sicilian mountain consumed last of water ANTEATER
Sailing vessel tossed about in E China ports CONTAINER SHIP
We say he disposed of rubbish EYEWASH
Without love, a day is so long ADIOS