The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 980 - Aug 26 2018 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 980 - Aug 26 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Ordinary fellow describes king in jest	JOKE
Passion for teacher's indeed unending	DESIRE
Patriarch from Asia running riot gets caught	ISAAC
Peer's father — sick but not hard to take care of	LOOKAFTER
Queen's worried about one of horses	EQUINE
Raise tax on custom working	INUSE
Sets off to Stuart's bash	STARTSOUT
Steal from artist's new bag	RANSACK
Take care of castle, working under one with vision	KEEPANEYEON
Teams of doctors cover our organisation	GROUPS
The day's leading entomologist has limited skill with lice treatment	DEFINITEARTICLE
Tugs at last sadly sank at sea	YANKS
Visit state pupils at home	CALLIN
Warrior almost takes old city with a display of great spirit	BRAVURA

Clues	Answers
Back in charge, taking car out and about	CIRCA
Cheese a little while before sleep's rejected every time	MOZZARELLA
Coach online	RAILWAYCARRIAGE
Commission agent's backing money to mature	PERCENTAGE
Criss-crossed unknown island and gazed around astride horse	ZIGZAGGED
Cross with poor casual worker before the start of day	BADTEMPERED
Gateway for large number to get aboard wonderful ship	ACCESS
Greedyguts is large in stomach and a heavyweight	GLUTTON
Kilometre in, end run injured and wasted	DRUNKEN
Kisses for old lovers	EXES
Knew area could be made to revive again	REAWAKEN
Lapse with catch turned the game	TENNIS
Let others see expensive coat picked up by driver	CHAUFFEUR
Nitrogen's good in Merlot bottled for the future	LONGTERM