The Times - Cryptic - September 26 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27153
Clues	Answers
Albert, for one, look at all the mountains	watch chain
Amount of light oil in musty nuts	LUMINOSITY
Call to abolish home counties maybe a central feature	NOSE
Columbine’s one limb I clad in pale blue	AQUILEGIA
County celebrities ignoring unknown, bizarre artist	SURREALIST
Dawning, as the answer to this clue will be?	first light
Every Python episode? All you could desire	the full monty
Face losing half one’s kidney treatment?	DIAL
Facing spread, ticked off eating large piece of cake	childs play
Following plotter, do deed to acquire ship	charter party
Genuinely not about to join in marriage	ALLY
God moving origin of universe back in time	HORUS
In brief, be returning the broken missile launcher	TREBUCHET
Lies first thing in flat, in bed, snoring	FIBS
Little child head sent to the back, for one thing	ITEM
Lost pet has run away: wait!	STAY
Murmur ancient epic, missing last note __ shame	HUMILIATE
Now sewn up, perhaps, painlessly?	without tears
Old American takes lid off empty container	INCAN
Penniless, affected by termination of loan, packed up and moved on	broken camp
Reverse fortunes? Not the record-holders	TURNTABLES
Right impression promoted in irregular family group	PATRIARCHY
Roman censor suppresses new part of poem	CANTO
Round, almost colourless stone	OPAL
Sampled at intervals, hamper will do for several weeks	APRIL
Shout for grub	ROOT
Singlemindedness of concept for The French Connection?	tunnel vision
Suffer to qualify	go through
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1187
Clues	Answers
Almost stop before going in to get sound unit	STEREO
Athlete losing head in New York convent	NUNNERY
Bird of prey’s plaintive cry mentioned in Albert Square?	OWL
Chicken, possibly, served in can?	BIRD
Choosing the best person for harvesting fruit?	cherry-picking
Drunk crossing Channel Islands? It’s legal	LICIT
Employees in exchanges, or in certain theatres?	OPERATORS
Err, but remain outside right	STRAY
Female army chaplain, perhaps?	SERVICEWOMAN
Flag horribly at first, like Oscar Wilde?	IRISH
Go off at a tangent about son in lodgings	DIGRESS
He abandons the Russian currency, creating difficulty	TROUBLE
In break, shout greeting in our direction	HIATUS
In Montmartre, a clear, sticky substance	TREACLE
Light eater primarily tucking into cured meat	BEACON
Lucky creature heading off for racecourse	ASCOT
Mountaineer supporting party __ an uppish type?	social climber
Planner’s course of action Italian painter talked of	TACTICIAN
Pot being knocked over, family finds clothing protector	NAPKIN
Provide funding for track skirting quarters	SPONSOR
Shade regularly displayed in house	HUE
Skilled worker’s twin primarily lives in 18 islands	ARTISAN
Swede possibly travelling in Canada is extremely vain	SCANDINAVIAN
Woman’s tedious routine held up by husband	RUTH