The Times - Cryptic - August 15 2019 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27430
Clues	Answers
Big tool a builder originally contrived for important bit of work	OBBLIGATO
Bloke in gym upset over recent form of identification	NAMEPLATE
Capital fellow digesting notice, full of bliss	PARADISAL
Charge pounds to see musteline mammal	RATEL
Circuit minister finally overcome by memorial notice	ORBIT
Citizen’s “thing” about new copper by entrance to nick	MANCUNIAN
Cool off by upper room reportedly in buff?	FANATIC
Demonstration disc found in a church gallery	ACETATE
Dodge bloke carrying extremely angular wooden slat	DUCKBOARD
Fearfully anticipate being late securing runs	DREAD
Furniture-maker finding love in a crowded complex	CEDARWOOD
Highest grade of hotel in mountain area	ALPHA
Ignorant over revolutionary crushed by a French king	UNTUTORED
Ill-famed old port toured by other people?	NOTORIOUS
Incompetent people initially taken in at home and abroad	INEPT
Justification for reversing, avoiding a head wind	NOSER
Lack of spirit in second author’s first stage piece	MONODRAMA
Make progress as Conservative member	CLIMB
Modern Glaswegian woman with a way round northern police HQ	new scotland yard
Muslim legal expert in plain clothes	MUFTI
No-hoper’s note about first of songs in Evita	non-person
Plaintive cry from male cat going about with queen	WHIMPER
Played for each class __ Elgar and Delius to begin with	PERFORMED
Possible theatre pieces culminate in disc for distribution	incidental music
Resort where I live surrounded by workers	ANTIBES
Semi-divine spirit heard near a pond ultimately	NAIAD
Social distinction of Liberal entertained by English queen, perhaps	ECLAT
Some retired fella backing a conspiratorial group	CABAL
Storyteller’s regret about supporting crook in desert	RACONTEUR
Victorious boxer, say, taking tea with elected member	CHAMP
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1418
Clues	Answers
Achieves victory, having imbibed last of the drinks	WINES
Carol is smart, wasting little time	SING
Chemical left at the bottom of store exploding	STEROL
Copper probing motives for political meetings	CAUCUSES
Disclosure of fellow with uncertainty, beginning to embarrass Victoria maybe	MANIFESTATION
Drivers in a breach of public order with applause all round	CHARIOTEERS
Enthusiastic about grabbing composer's final piece of music	INTRO
Having muscles pulling creates a state of preoccupation	ABSTRACTION
Heftier girl newly engaged, one set aflame?	FIRELIGHTER
In valley wife and daughter take their time	DAWDLE
One goes round back of shop, getting grabbed by wicked person	SPINNER
Rules in Wales somehow putting English off	LAWS
Seaside town submerged in festive season	st ives
See poet in my Italian region	LOMBARDY
Sent back uncooked food, creating conflict	WARFARE
Sort of ruler in gaol, rich, corrupt	OLIGARCH
Suppose the old revolt?	THEORISE
This should not be in wardrobe __ mum has no hesitation	MOTH
Trivial host __ he upset nurse coming to house?	health visitor
Try to get very warm after beginning to shiver	SHOT
Uncontrollable rage over the gang getting back together again	regathering
When to drink litres, going to brilliant wine-growing region	ALSACE