The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27469 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27469 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
No-good lake bird	OUSEL
Observes discussions producing capital projections	EYESTALKS
Old knowledge I lost about gentle play of colours	OPALESCENCE
One cultivating wickedness speaking a tiny bit	SCINTILLA
Period in which doctrine is cast down	DISMAY
Politicians on vacation leave such time for music	DUPLE
Red Queen’s disposition	CHEER
Regular exercise, newspaper, then nap before noon	daily dozen
Sailor perhaps on this horse failing to get away	shore leave
Socks son pulled up, put into this?	SHOE
Strength of over 50 per cent of oscillation	SINEW
The school for chemists?	ELEMENTARY
Took a risk — failed to catch cold	DICED
Wake up in prison	STIR
With solemn person, hard to cry	HOWL

Clues	Answers
Abandon belief, holding religious teaching to be cowardly	RECREANT
Basis for soup that may include eggs	birds nest
Be endlessly agitated by scratchy sort of blouse	see-through
Broken son may receive sterling aid	yeoman service
Burn coal: aren’t changing to become this?	carbon-neutral
Drastic rules from receivers inhibiting Yankee	TYRANNIES
Drink: get one round ahead	LAP
Dye used within borders of Indian city	HENNA
Eggs left in the ground	OVAL
Finest engagement book, not the first one featuring animals	BESTIARY
Here no minister is found to support judges	BACKBENCH
Holy figure I left in study	CON
Hurry up fielding strange question, giving illogical answer	non sequitur
In luxurious hotel room, died in formal clothes	SUITED
Island where drink is on the house?	INNISFREE