The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27137 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27137 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
News hotel’s unfinished: expecting trouble!	in for it
One protected from early knockout punch — a bit of a bloomer	seedbox
Pool players might place balls in silence	SPLOSH
Pop back with train set	APPOINT
Reel after receiving punch, drawing back	FLINCHING
Restore equilibrium, perhaps, as able musician should, quickly	pick up the pieces
Rule on MBE for bungling old statesman	MELBOURNE
Ruler: a timeless measuring device	AMEER
Sailors opening four wine bars transformed southern town	barrow-in-furness
There were no survivors, except revolutionary in uniform	olive drab
Turn off after upsetting, lacklustre video displays	DIVERT
Usual place for bird, not quite a box	PARCEL
We appreciate that protective coats needed for this race	TATARS
What healthy dish could have? This one would have had sultanas	SALADIN
Worthwhile American English teaching outside of university	USEFUL

Clues	Answers
24 boxes from the East I received	ROGER
A measure of anxiety when confronted with memory	ANGSTROM
Baby carriers: the odd ones leaving auntie frail	UTERI
Book’s initially happy end — before Jack turned up	JEREMIAH
Bound to appear at the bar: do this, however?	jump bail
Clubs getting even with president once	CLEVELAND
Ditch where water miraculously turned left	CANAL
English flower on minute purple illustration	EXEMPLUM
Fresh ad sexed up ballet sequence	pas de deux
Grand for cast to gather briefly around emperor	MOGUL
Grind chickpeas, retaining one tiny amount	MILLIGRAM
Hamper in corner, by couple	HOGTIE
Here one might pick up saddle for one’s lower back?	LUMBAR
Leisure time organised by medic	r and r
Most careless and neglectful, ultimately fell by the wayside?	LAXEST