The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26486 - August 9, 2016 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26486 - August 9, 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Alter position of concrete sign after son leaves	REALIGN
Beginner's brief worked out in area is right	CURTAINRAISER
Boy upset females in diners	NOSHERS
Brief letter of refusal, extremely trite	NOTE
Clergyman dropping off Conservative shortly	ANON
Dangerous atmosphere when lawyer enters seeking politician	AFTERDAMP
Few top his slogans?	SKYWRITER
German lady reveals deception after loss of diamonds	FRAU
Hope surer possibly when he appears?	SUPERHERO
Improve quality of garden Richelieu used to some extent	ENRICH
More iron and manly, bowled over actress	MARILYNMONROE
Neither taxed nor tasked?	DUTYFREE
Nobleman's praise welcoming clubs is brought up	DUCAL
Officer has name for judge in estate	MANOR

Clues	Answers
Old governor's rule, not the first, blocking legwear item	GAULEITER
Picture ball of fire, oddly disappearing	ALFIE
Publish score at Lord's	RUN
Recalled somewhere to sell vehicle	TRAM
Reportedly down wines in historic coastal locations	CINQUEPORTS
Robert originally along with Dorothy ultimately in mood for it?	RANDY
Safeguarding investigator, note, in course of show	PROTECTIVE
Soldier dropping scraps, you say? Rewording found	PARAPHRASE
Song set he cannot fancy	CHANSONETTE
Tease, when bachelor's married, is borderline?	RIM
Telescopes, initially scarce, procured? Yes - getting used by girls	SPYGLASSES
The writer's taken in by a sidekick — bitterness results	ACRIMONY
Trying time in Paris is following creation of fiction?	TESTFLYING
When cold finish move up	ASCEND