The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27649 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27649 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Nimble mole torn apart by rook	SPRY
One delayed more surprisingly by US city investigator	LATECOMER
Orally declare sister worried about trophy	NUNCUPATE
Parrot identified by poet Eliot initially rejected	KEA
Pass over good points in industrial city	COLOGNE
Promotional body’s tune is revised to accommodate singer	INSTITUTE
Protective ring German field marshal left out in posh car	GROMMET
Revolutionary female cook	CHEF
Rodent circling key hotel where brewer keeps grain	malt-house
Sale item consisting of large books	LOT
Secret art, manoeuvring public vehicle across the pond	STREETCAR
The last word about sources of Cambridge undergrads’ discernment	ACUMEN
They employ doorkeepers hospital rejected	USERS
Tribe in charge of eastern part of UK	ICENI
Vehicle taking high hill skirting Yorkshire river	TOURER
Wild weather thus overwhelming cricket side after half-day	MONSOON

Clues	Answers
A toxic aim needs changing — that’s self-evident	AXIOMATIC
About time birds of prey start to show enthusiasm	EAGERNESS
Argumentative type, one of eight in crew?	ROWER
Armadillo accommodated by prefect at Oundle	TATOU
Bristle, having drink reduced by Queen	WHISKER
Carelessly misclue “tape” as “buried record”	time capsule
Copy a restaurateur originally introducing a pasta sauce	CARBONARA
Distinguished member of upper house possibly gathering army	NOTABLE
English head going over German city	ESSEN
English liturgy adopted at first around Republican state	ERITREA
Fertile spot, like one adopted by map-makers	OASIS
Foodie finally accepting Londoners’ description of their police?	GOURMET
Islander, a chap reportedly in love	FILIPINO
It’s excluded from part of elevenses in his plant	HIBISCUS
Liberal assembly ultimately supporting state? Absolutely	UTTERLY
Moralising, posted promissory notes around hospital department	SENTENTIOUS