| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 27197 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| American men and nations in turmoil | MINNESOTAN |
| Authentic German 19th century bags returned | ECHT |
| Average doctor has nothing to carry about | MEDIOCRE |
| Church leader requires work, in padre’s case | POPE |
| Cushion for flat | PAD |
| Digital protector’s ratings fell disastrously | FINGERSTALL |
| Edible gastropod to gather right away | WINKLE |
| Farm workers adding a touch of traditional colour | PIGMENT |
| Favour old verb in revised paper | APPROVE |
| First woman in shipping firm starts to resent advice | PANDORA |
| Flame from lamp, silver, turned up a little | GASLIGHT |
| Flammable liquid’s colour’s first lost in air | TOLUENE |
| Food for raptors sparsely, evenly presented | PREY |
| Genuine error __ Queen held in church | SINCERE |
| Harsh Balkan, reportedly one taken into account | ACERBIC |
| Holed by count, stag goes wild | MADDENS |
| Insectivore from East died, eaten by mate | ECHIDNA |
| Plodding round hospital back to entrance to get sticker for collection | stamp hinge |
| Prime pillock gives it away for nothing | TWO |
| Prior to support closure of house | BEFORE |
| Purify copper, however briefly | DISTIL |
| Reflective cleric going on unfortunately bores viewer | OBSERVER |
| Satisfied no one’s taken up dispute | CONTENTION |
| Secure access code | PIN |
| Short poem, as exercise | QUATRAIN |
| Small dwarf, a potential pain in the long run? | STITCH |
| The writer’s mother departed in copper’s wake, blameless | IMMACULATE |
| Thoughtful class passionate about reading? | kind-hearted |
| Western fruit crop | WHIP |
| When one’s expected letter from abroad | ETA |
| With child, purchasing ‘golden’ cough remedy | EXPECTORANT |
| Workers with most seniority, those needing to play first | eldest hands |
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