The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Soak in dark rum, continue over days DRUNKARD
Uniform, black, acceptable to employers? USABLE
Spare shillings taken by pawnbroker SLENDER
Muck in net turned over on Spanish beach PLAY A PART
After capture, letters received POSTBAG
Say “ow” after poke: blame husband! DIGRAPH
Following urban road, a trail leads to camp STALAG
Grand relative, haggard GAUNT
Indian leaves preparation of report to auditors BHANG
Unsatisfactory postman quickly recalled? off pat
What might have altered a politician such as Lloyd George? LITERAL
Push for one to press for payment in return NUDGE
Doctor’s approach, reminded beans are cooked BEDSIDE MANNER
Group of relations mostly head for France SEXTET
Place American on mountain pass, returning LOCUS
Hack pursuing dull old tax collector MATTHEW
Display staff one attached to iron post MANIFESTATION
Exult as farm animal eats pounds GLOAT
Rice, as we suspect, affected sage WISEACRE
Partially agree to welcome GREET
Expressionless, now turning to take in poem WOODEN
Raised grating voice finally in lament DIRGE
Worries over small stroke CARESS
Neglected aftersun? Sunglasses can reveal it UNSUNG
Rest vase on an article, somewhere high up ANNAPURNA
Chap returning compliment finally in spades? TITUS
Lake’s troubled period: why it is losing water? LEAKAGE
Wrong: Charlie before Frank SINCERE
Unrest in essence coming after time for speaking out TURMOIL
Format of cartoon is to take off STRIP
Conflict interrupting commercial payment AWARD
Battle possibly to contain university academic after one’s number? IBUPROFEN
One dazzling but short-lived and strangely remote METEOR