The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 10 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Ankle was twisted in ballet SWAN LAKE
Spoil a Parisian party UNDO
Deficit in accounts solicitor raised LOSS
Briefly declare American position STATUS
Exclusive meal? Starter fails to appear INNER
One's plotted revenge, primarily, in break with French at last GRAPH
Right policy with which revolutionary is splitting room THATCHERISM
Shape is round about a square DINOSAUR
Split blades GRASS
Strong liquor: relative's also knocked out by a pint, initially? GRAPPA
Top marks repeated in match SUMMIT
Understand a minimum of government file GRASP
Unlicensed bar, getting tip to stop the drink, suddenly emptied SPEAKEASY
Weapon transported to the north in carriages safely ASSEGAI
Barrels, for example, with kvass emptied all around KEGS
Don't see as many shining? SPOTLESS
Easy trip by air? Not the first LIGHT
Famous cricketer opening in great competition GRACE
Game belonging to Harvard art student DARTS
Indeed departed after island cut off ISOLATE
Jongleur, extremely stout, protected by Merlin, somehow MINSTREL
Male in shop getting fish SALMON
Manage to attract endless resentment RANCOUR
Poet dropping in for a bit of harmless fun LARK
Proprietor worn out, locking store, finally OWNER
Social worker, girl, served up dish ANTENNA
The last to leave English city, quickly PRESTO
Type of jazz from southern side SWING
One teaching a pig, possibly, to catch large snail SLOWCOACH
Trouble when leader vacates post AIL
Meeting fate, male serf HELOT
Pub with a restaurant TAVERNA
Character reference fraudulent, with no truthfulness, all concluding ETHOS
Facing a dilemma after Celtic fan's kit is ruined in a cleft stick
Being obscene about right, comic insisted DIRTINESS
After U-turn, a top politician procrastinating DILATORY
A vessel containing mostly lush fruit APRICOT
A m-monkey, say, with caged beast getting loose APPROXIMATE
A journey back AGO
Daughter having extra port DOVER
In the Bible he hunted game with stick NIMROD
Contemporary, a top duet dancing up-to-date
Run through gardens before accessing sacred hollow SKEWERED
Heading for bar, make eyes at spirit BOGLE
Evergreen song by artist breaking Chaucer's heart ARAUCARIA
Rockers, perhaps old, getting plastered? BANDAGED
Fractured no more, I care to protect bone, whatever happens COME RAIN OR SHINE
Tracks crossed by great number climbing in mountainous region TYROL
Quickly remove kit covering a carpet TEAR OFF A STRIP
Mathematician to overtake doctor LAPLACE
Very great number, for example, devoured by big cat LEGION
Bottom of bag has more spare, one gathers GLEANER
Club redeployed subtle means to move campaigners BATTLEBUS
In a state, I'm surprised current nation has squandered millions OHIOAN
Hit head NUMBER ONE
Having stolen kiss, on camera, ma fiddling with kilt! EXCLAMATION MARK