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The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 17
The Times Cryptic
Clue
Answer
Meatiest stews producing round figure?
ESTIMATE
Winger's reminder to cover both sides and find width
CURLEW
Wicket struck, gutted eleven go pale
WHITEN
Flat has covered parking — that's essential
STAPLE
Part of body Eastern lady initially covered with a gown
EARLOBE
Heading for somewhere where it's extremely hot, wearing these?
SHADES
Layabout almost direly wasted
IDLER
Support military bands holding African state's flag
STARS AND STRIPES
Making U-turn, body of scientists cite negative results in DNA research
GENETICS
Head striker’s spread
BUTTER
Some of whatever Balzac’s expressed in words
VERBAL
Large skin blemish shows up in thorough search
TRAWL
One sitting in car arrested by copper’s careful
CAUTIOUS
Element detected around large island with uniform mass
SELENIUM
More than a billion people found in machine search
CHINESE
Thread or line attached to card
LACE
I approve of the girl drinking vodka, ultimately — same again!
HEAR HEAR
Lie about insect being in food that's sent back
STAGNATE
SWIM AND PLAY CRICKET WITH THE MAN
BATHE
Dad's upset, having little enthusiasm
APPETITE
Place a foot, part of it, on sand, agitating series of scrap dealers
STEPTOE AND SON
Jimmy's outside Acton, having dropped off on train
PRACTISE
Georgian city in the place of Los Angeles welcomes worker, say
ATLANTA
Books that are used only when needed
RESERVES
Asian country had Latin converts
THAILAND
Timid at first, I'm on song, getting a drink
TIA MARIA
Aces high, for example
CASE
Arrest old boy, one in powerful position
NABOB
Maybe a potato bin, I’m not sure
TUBER
State's serial criminal
ISRAEL
Conservative member to reach a higher position
CLIMB
Flower I call “exotic”
LILAC
Mistaking one end of mastoid for the other, accept responsibility for flat bone
SHOULDER BLADE
Flower girl goes off with a mod
MARIGOLD
Square craft around naval unit
SQUADRON
Given international platform, Europe set up scheme
INTRIGUE
Are accessories to answer wager?
ABET
Treat with acid and the rest before hospital
ETCH
Light wood, a thick piece turned over
BALSA
Result of bombing run by old plane
CRATER
See board game about new monster’s home
LOCH NESS
Front page has concerning message
PRETEXT
Democrat's gripped by sudden anxiety — it's all over
PANDEMIC
Worry about American workers on strike, finally getting involved
ELABORATE
In such activity bell sounds — seconds out, round eleven
BOXING
A drink and a piece of meat brought over for Indian chief?
MAHARAJA
I agree the woman has caught a flightless bird
HEAR HEAR
Arrested by coastguard, composer’s cut short ferry journey
CROSSING
Tail of aircraft worked very nicely, shortening by 50% around Mach 1
TRANSONIC
Seeing first couple last, admire ghost
SPECTRE
TOP PLACE TO GO ON A SHIP
HEAD
Despot’s extremely timely tirade
TYRANT
Prevail upon journalist, a US agent, to turn
PERSUADE
Mock professional clown dropping stone
JEER
HOPE ABANDONED WITH TROUBLE OVER TRAGIC ROLE
OPHELIA