The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
The plebs are so great, they say (not in Bath?) UNWASHED
Partly hide Bristol’s scattered rubbish DEBRIS
Crude sketch, not the first RAW
Clear identification needed to enter race EVIDENT
Message carrier with a lofty target HOMING PIGEON
Once he started his act there was no holding him HOUDINI
One new place for decorative work INLAY
Be biased against women perhaps not having sons EXIST
Captain needing to miss Peru, having no uniform SKIPPER
I’m a nice cad, a perverted RA member, perhaps ACADEMICIAN
Centre for cost moved to a large region EXPANSE
HEAVY VEHICLE AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE? TANKER
Crazy teachers’ society NUTS
Marshy area includes river plant FERN
Row over Atlantic, losing very badly ALTERCATION
Beginning to distil drink in northern valley DALE
Artist’s percentage twice has inflated CUBIST
Sort found in sleepy towns all over TYPE
In Micawber’s overspent state a pound is ungenerous MISERLY
Comedy sketch about queen’s dress SKIRT
Late message? Almost ready RIP
Leaving local, forgetting what it’s like at home? GOING NATIVE
Call girl to play idly with dog, say STRUMPET
Phone to hire out small band RINGLET
Allure of Italy maybe under Mussolini, no saint? FASCINATION
Gratuitous point, empty semantics NEEDLESS
Irritable, getting dry in a little sun RATTY
Flexible creeper pruned in part PLIANT
Protect lady suffering old reptile PTERODACTYL
Where to jot down manoeuvres by military reserve EXERCISE BOOK
A long way round a state for itinerant FRIAR
Use polymer endlessly for remoulding EMPLOY
Fit of temper in vehicle — seize travelling case CARPETBAG
Expertness of second murder SKILL
Provide sample of body fluid in hospital SPIT
One flustering young woman once FLAPPER
Street urchin to start to go out with bird GUTTERSNIPE
What’s wrongly said is not pretended soi-disant
For team, colleague entering play horribly roughly APPROXIMATELY
Dark-haired animal getting outside trap BRUNETTE
Destroy; animation; strike; hurry, primarily DASH
Sudden move to the centre in close-pressed crowd losing its head INRUSH
Enthusiastic about new beginning of partnership, after this? HEN PARTY
Unfortunately plainer chocolate filling PRALINE
Where a control tower might be in broadcast range AIRFIELD
Counting the corpses perhaps can tell you where you stand dead-reckoning
Wholesome to follow the progress of accompanying music SOUNDTRACK
Former old king’s minister PASTOR
Clothing stylist perhaps bucks including symbol DESIGNER
After vermin passed up on crop, you would become radiantly happy starry-eyed
Bold print splashed across English papers INTREPID
Military ruler’s command to soldiers about bad error in field SHOGUN