17 September - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Dam lake for religious head (6,8)

Solution – Mother Superior

Dam = mother (as in a ewe being the dam of a lamb)

Lake = Superior (one of the Great Lakes)

And of course a Mother Superior is the religious head of a convent.

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Take a mouthful from ragout (a stew) (5)

Hint – the answer's right there staring at you….