The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26399 - April 29, 2016 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26399 - April 29, 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
A cat's tail spotted in whimsical etching	AQUATINT
After overthrow of queen, ambassador's lower in status	RELEGATE
Alert wife's fled owing rent when sacked	RINGTONE
American bishop stops porter working	USABLE
Bar in base dispensed with	BINNED
Challenge mission no-one's backing	QUESTION
Chief's pledge to restrict a rival's borders	WARLORD
Clergyman from drama finally axed in series	CHAPLAIN
Communities headed by male preferring current to old schemes	MACHINATIONS
Corrupt, deposing leader after petition's produced	BEGOTTEN
Disruptive noise from son playing with band	SNORING
Drawing the author's appended to pamphlet	TRACTIVE
Elite philosopher's restricting time, oddly afraid to take the lead	ARISTOCRATIC
Exercises, keeping to central compound	PTOMAINE

Clues	Answers
Gents possibly retiring after duck here?	OVAL
God on a cross showing where his heart lies?	THORAX
New Hampshire son's art mounted	HORSEMANSHIP
Nobbled by vicar full of new energy	VIBRANCY
Ordinary people's fish topped and tailed	LAIC
People — twenty — obtain revenge	SETTLEASCORE
Plant pile the two of us had reported	KNAPWEED
Plucked rose?	GATHERED
Powerful superior going off	HIGH
Prayer leader's friend from Paris turned up before Mass	IMAM
Royal aide in palace ultimately doubt, king admitted	EQUERRY
Shred letter introducing street fighter in revolution	VESTIGE
Unbecoming short blue clothing RAF abandoned	INFRADIG
Worried about fuelling row? Shut up!	DETAIN