The Telegraph - Cryptic - Oct 3 2017 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Cryptic - Oct 3 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
A permit held by the runner?	ATHLETE
A tragedy's beginning in that place?	THEATRE
Article I criticise about 'brutes'	ANIMALS
Black range is essential for a witch	BROOM
Briefly Commander Bond's put in danger	COMPROMISE
Country dancing nice with lad	ICELAND
Dubious guess	SUSPECT
Female informally is not dim	FAINT
Fighter is swimming predator in African rivers	TIGERFISH
Fixed chapter from rising American editor	FOCUSED
Further returns in private bank	ABET
Help from gullible person, we hear	SUCCOUR
Illness in facility headed by detectives	DISEASE
In favour of wearing an aid in the kitchen?	APRON
Intimidated small number clutching at study being overturned	THREATENED
Is to take legal action against children	ISSUE

Clues	Answers
Lay a rug -- with regret, that has to be taken up	AMATEUR
Managed cattle here, initially?	RANCH
Mark gets married in dazed state	COMMA
Most fruitful case to follow scripture lessons	RICHEST
Mother ordered Garnier product made with vegetable oil	MARGARINE
Odour getting rid of male hawk	SELL
Rabbit caught beaver, perhaps	CHAT
Raised a large sum of money for Scotch	STOP
River rose high -- it holds a lot of water	RESERVOIR
Rotten pears not oddly tender	OFFER
Same rice prepared around 100 desserts	ICECREAMS
Toff and wife stuck in traffic	SWELL
Trades book and gets cover removed	MARKETS
Unfortunately cities fail to provide resources	FACILITIES
Wash out most of military clothing	FATIGUE
What the captain possibly shows the Queen in metal vessel	LEADERSHIP