The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,080 - Jul 27 2020 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,080 - Jul 27 2020 Crossword Answer
 

Clues	Answers
Mock the art set without frames and colour	OCHRE
Moving right up the rat menace	THREAT
Now's the wrong time to constrain mass communications	IMMEDIATE
Oblivious in Cameroun — a war expected	UNAWARE
Okay welcome in the heart of Laos	AGREETO
Seized power held by American, rude bastard	USURPED
Sense corruption by church centre	ESSENCE
Socialiser in 1009 — the Queen!	MIXER
Studs in tatty clothing not for them	NUDISTS
Think about head of rival firm	STURDY
Took no action on rent — stupidly I tried!	LETITRIDE
Warning! Tiger possibly bitten half the street!	CAVEAT
When life begins to be a bit like a stronghold?	FORTY
Wonderful magazine, incompletely edited	AMAZING

Clues	Answers
Alter in the case of quiet mimic	RESHAPE
Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark	SIGNATURE
Castrate violently without using a spray	SCATTER
Certainly no inflatable in difficulty	HARDSHIP
Commandos on hotel window	SASH
Consider the same sick lady outside as well enough	ADEQUATELY
Currency unknown following gold standard	ORDINARY
Did you pen best composition? Absolutely!	BEYONDDISPUTE
Dodger may be lucky	JAMMY
Enquire after barrier material	DAMASK
Going to a restaurant, or dine at home, with painful disease	EATINGOUT
Gold beats yttrium in stiff test	AUTOPSY
Guilty party's rip-off concealed by religious group	CULPRIT
Kiss on Mother's Day — in December?	XMAS
Matilda's magic not starting, backfires and smokes	CIGARETTES