The Times Cryptic 2019 06 07 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Crow King included among birds shot?	BRAG
Sulphur and oxygen no good for the air	SONG
Blue almost all absent from greens	SAD
Exotic haircuts of a Commonwealth nation	SOUTH AFRICA
It’s a bit of fun to encourage flowering plant	LARKSPUR
Very softly swathed in rings and fur, like a primate's thumb	OPPOSABLE
SMALL PLAY ON WORDS ENDING IN HILARITY	PUNY
Son to finish parody	send-up
LISSOME, AND HAPPY TO GO TOPLESS	LITHE
Was repelling wife with revolting skin like a kipper	ASLEEP
Most of current metal good for shipbuilding work?	RIVETING
Fake blues, lacking heart - it’s a mess	SHAMBLES
Intellectually bright, left university to join police	LUCID
Greed: a sin engrossing a Queen	AVARICE
Opportunity to see rival faction	VIEWING
Fashionable babywear on sale, three-quarters off	SNAPPY
Pub bore at first provokes sharp comment	BARB
Learned river flows back, covering ancient coin	EDUCATED
Seabird messing up girl's head in Yorkshire port	HERRING GULL
Zero in, turning attention away from earl	NIL
Grass covering a German kitchen garden	POTAGER
Slate, silver, turning up on each ancient landmass	PANGAEA
Remove contents of round tower	TUG
Prof finally learning about boring north-eastern city	FLORENCE
Polished table leg, antagonising hosts	ELEGANT
FOLK WITH SPRING BIRTHDAYS WELCOMING WHAT'S IN THESE BOOKS	THESAURUSES
Vegetables, note, fed to animal without tail	BEANS
Beer? Doctor swallows one litre	MILD
Tired king wearing busby inside out	BLEARY
THIN MATERIAL SAGS MORE WHEN CRUMPLED	GOSSAMER
About to ring apple-picker with incorrect wake-up call	REVEILLE
Porcine jockeys love cheese	PECORINO
Excellent way to reach the attic?	top-flight
Assassin popular in New Jersey area	NINJA
Set off recall of some fleeting images	IGNITE
Men paid to perform for one after retirement	GIGOLOS
Source of dubious income turned out to be fiendish	DEMONIC
Stout female dons acquire camping equipment	GROUNDSHEET
Tenth muse initially failing to inspire	ENTHUSE
Mythical creature speaking amusingly, tail before face	GRIFFIN
The second keyboard instrument — nothing less will do for performer	THESPIAN
Random duels upset Peel, for one	DESULTORY
Elaborate purge repressing returning former reservists	EXPATIATE
Briefly soothe copper with fifty one gallstones?	CALCULI
Member oddly ignoring allergy	LEG
Conflict is very common on street	STRIFE
Plan to sabotage regattas on first of May	STRATAGEM
Device for boiler say ultimately needing set-up instructions	EGG TIMER
A thousand invested in somewhere to sleep that’s heated	BAKED
Feature of bowler’s delivery: position taken up on leg	TOPSPIN
Face granny, extremely close	MUGGY
Obvious floating voter	OVERT
Leaders of France, enthusiastic yet slightly mad	FEY
Performer rejected new routine	TURN
Contend connections should involve half of area classes	VARIETIES
Follow a Parisian boarding carrier	HOUND
Criticise genre of popular music	RAP
Hurry up with a German car deal, perhaps	trade-in

Crow King included among birds shot?

BRAG

Sulphur and oxygen no good for the air

SONG

Blue almost all absent from greens

SAD

Exotic haircuts of a Commonwealth nation

SOUTH AFRICA

It’s a bit of fun to encourage flowering plant

LARKSPUR

Very softly swathed in rings and fur, like a primate's thumb

OPPOSABLE