The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27092 July 17 2018

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Clues	Answers
Be nervous of loud organ	FEAR
Be suffering? Take on the Bible for help	AVAIL
Cage, metal, in dry lake	SERPENTINE
Chap in jumper opposing member of dynasty	ROMANOV
Collar’s front finally black in colour	VANDYKE
Contributed nothing new in old-fashioned surroundings	DONATED
Crazy to turn up and cause sensation	STUN
Drama not unknown to philosopher	PLATO
Electoral system that may provide veto?	alternative vote
Endless scoff dunked in sweet tea	DARJEELING
Evaluation of panic rooms needing revision	COMPARISON
Exceeding limit and knocking someone down	running over
Find divorces shattering	DISCOVER
Fit to be seen on road?	RAGE
Glow-worm for instance chews persimmon — not quietly	MISNOMER

Clues	Answers
Holding hearts (king or queen), go down in contract	SHRINK
Lovely piece of work, are you?	ART
Marked as criminal, but not with own label	BRANDED
No end of reason to keep policeman a university place	CAMPUS
One cutting small member of audience?	SHEARER
One delivering big service tree	ACER
Pale and sickly, not using whole allowance	WAN
Predecessor to Romans manages to close scripture lesson	FRIENDS
Profits secure in good transactions	PROCEEDINGS
Seeks food a long time	FORAGES
Senior officer in underwear lounged around hotel	brass hat
Shark’s ear bone had to receive echo	HAMMERHEAD
Shorten study, stupid	CONDENSE
Throw a match, and fail to keep it secret	give the game away
Tinker holds a leisurely course	MEANDER