The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 12 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Left port heavily loaded LADEN
Curiosity shown by soldiers in trial cases INTEREST
Cut some French opals CHOP
Provider of security, one using foil? FENCER
Nice layouts arranged with great determination TENACIOUSLY
Secret agent drinking cold liquor and strong cider SCRUMPY
City’s diamonds brought in in case by leading lady LEICESTER
Peacekeepers develop wrinkles and ultimately this shambling gait UNGAINLINESS
Man up to swallow friend's fiery concoction NAPALM
Prescribed drug Oscar’s removed from post STATIN
SOMEHOW LEARN OF THE KIDNEYS RENAL
FICTIONAL HORSE'S REWARD FOR FINISHING SECOND SILVER
Eager group of artists? RARING
Extremely robust fine VERY WELL
Heart broken, monarch’s touring quiet area of great importance EARTHSHAKING
Behind time, jettisoning first of boosters over the moon ELATED
Connected new treadle RELATED
Woman adopting a king’s method of self-defence KARATE
Sack idle tradesmen from Iran, perhaps MIDDLE EASTERN
Rich dessert found back in imperial Ceylon ECLAIR
All right to pinch a cooker, perhaps? The gall! oak-apple
Doctor captures headless French scientist PASTEUR
Leader of the layabouts eating duke’s fish TIDDLERS
QUIETLY HE ACCEPTS A PAY INCREASE, THE HYPOCRITE PHARISEE
Resource a girl’s written about in French and Italian AMENITY
Runner let into swimming heat ATHLETE
Indian proverb: Heads of state usually take religion away SUTRA
A bird originally encountered in this writer’s nonsense MALARKEY
A woman’s idol? Not altogether HER
FUSS ABOUT AN ENLISTED MAN MOVING VERY SLOWLY ADAGIO
Scavenger's triumphant exclamation, pocketing money HYENA
Perfume from a city in Italy AROMA
Unruly bald British ranger, one illegally seizing estate land-grabber
Female journalist beginning to rest on a bishop’s throne CATHEDRA
State of rabbit regularly engulfed by tidal water SERBIA
Conductors from West maybe on second short tour MAESTRI
English carrier losing right to deliver game ECARTE
Financial adviser’s source of healthy food? bean-counter
Stick advertisement in this location ADHERE
More trouble? Don't start! OTHER
Eagle in clumsy descent LINEAGE
VEGETABLE POISONOUS TYPES TAKE IN A MEAT AND TOMATO SAUCE ASPARAGUS
Mocking food in Germany, primarily SCOFFING
Finally bitten by a bloodsucking fly, being bald NAKED
Marge might go here, being successful ON A ROLL
Cute American kid, one abandoned by German city family MUNCHKIN
Support a crazy principle FUNDAMENTAL
AMERICAN JERK YANK
Protective garment some initially make fun of SMOCK
Odd parts of global state GOA
Popular instrument half of team used to put cannula in intubate
Anoraks touted initially by weather watchers? TRAINSPOTTERS