The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1121 June 26 2018

The Times – Cryptic – Times Quick Cryptic No 1121

Clues	Answers
A politician’s device for increasing volume of sound	AMP
Audibly expresses disapproval of alcoholic drink	BOOZE
Beliefs communist revealed in company	CREDO
Boatman’s strange idol, one who’s died outside	GONDOLIER
Bug fixed by scoundrel in US intelligence	CICADA
Dance — function taking place south of Latvian capital	RIGADOON
Exhausted judge, dead jiggered	JADED
Father to come up holding poster for ideal location	PARADISE
Female quartet welcomed by approving cry in Madrid	OLIVE
Gloomy Republican with old wide-brimmed hat	SOMBRERO
He joins newspaper club to bask on the beach	SUNBATHE
Hot nutty bread left out	STOLEN
Inappropriate container for this old white wine!	SACK

Clues	Answers
Lacking melody? Close!	AIRLESS
Large deer identified by the Spanish king	ELK
Late crone unexpectedly showing broad-mindedness	TOLERANCE
Monster discovered in bog recently	OGRE
On balance, railway books may be found here	LIBRARY
Out of bed, the worse for wear and tense	UPTIGHT
Run Cambridgeshire city bank	RELY
Slim girls finally employed by bank, perhaps	SLENDER
Standard new exam plugged by head of maths	NORMAL
Trendy exploit? Absolutely	INDEED
Way to rotate and walk unhurriedly	STROLL
Yank: you’d call him Wally?	JERK
Zoo employee who’s between posts?	KEEPER