The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 05 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Latest bit of research on planet's hot locations? HEARTHS
Attack an old sailor picked up by the ears? ASSAULT
She sponsors France’s best exhibitions at first, somehow BENEFACTRESS
My roar, having bagged second bird CORMORANT
Number one painting? self-portrait
Theme of a thousand holy books — doubt MOTIF
Electrical device in vehicles, one not used earlier TRANSFORMER
Attractive Liberal replacing daughter in light entertainment COMELY
House where river meets bay COVER
Needle and what it is (not the head) ARROW
Protestants making sign going around province ORANGEMEN
Birds’ enclosure originally accessed by means of railway AVIARY
Cowardly little devil gripped by desire WIMPISH
Drink made from extracts, something fishy MILKSHAKE
Note that is stupid! DOH
Article I digested on female — one with taking ways? THIEF
Old man grabbing eastern bird’s plume FEATHER
You may take a little time still YET
Songbird Greek character buried in mine PIPIT
Move abroad, developing ragtime MIGRATE
Drum mostly banned by Rossini at first TABOR
Individual drinkers may have this in joky manner TEASINGLY
Behold, the fellow stuck in spring despaired LOST HEART
Heartless freethinker engages chaps joining English university about biblical interpretation HERMENEUTIC
Fish sketches in the auditorium RUFFS
Beware of sailors in underground chamber CAVERN
Sort of movement some solicitor set up TIC
MOST ROUGH ARCHITECTS TROUBLED ABOUT LATEST OF DESIGNS SCRATCHIEST
Clown celebrity appearing in hoax COSTARD
Crop beginning to wilt — feature of dry summer? WHEAT
Release United fan finally before match UNTIE
Baddy, ruddy twisted inside ROGUE
Eg Victoria’s position in life? STATION
Disunity of odd blokes in sci-fi film ESTRANGEMENT
Discernment shows gift horse to be phoney FORESIGHT
Tory ultimately organising a dance CONGA
Energetically jovial team members having a drink back-slapping
Females primarily of dubious morality must include one? FLOOSIE
Bag carried by fans at Chelsea SATCHEL
Lacking capacity to be distinguished NOTABLE
Something witty from mum? Not her! MOT
Momentum of this writer’s dog, perhaps (American) IMPETUS
Ruin of Roman camp, say DEVASTATE
Old part of play bishop held to be indecent OBSCENE
Exceptionally wide, for example EXTRA
Northern town initially housing a single music group NONET
Put off detective writer, but not getting cross DETER
Solver's ending with nothing? Obtain source of synonyms ROGET
Page starts to rally some university bigwigs RECTORS
People in business using charm sent all over the place MERCHANTS
Grand residence, sumptuous hotel being demolished HOMERIC
Correct liturgy for listeners? RIGHT
Physicist has May meeting with top man HAWKING
TIRESOME TYPE CARRYING NOTE ROUND PACIFIC ISLAND BORNEO
The writer enters bookshops maybe — to promote these? STORIES
Reckless damage involving head of union to worry those folk reportedly harum-scarum