The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Drunk almost ending on floor, one laying it on thick PLASTERER
Slowly coming to understand unkind remark, gibe ultimately hurt DIGESTING
Law scholar losing time in talk RABBI
Instrument I found in experiment, most troublesome THORNIEST
Firm exporting small item of furniture TABLE
Young men following game wasted a lot of money MEGABUCKS
Winger, smooth player SANDPIPER
Think of a number in the seventies IMAGINE
Boy in charge of sound SONIC
Storage facility had a few jars knocked over DEPOT
Start — to make an omelette? GET CRACKING
Artist’s material somehow cheaper: aim to cover page papier-mache
Hearts set in individual stones SHINGLE
Awkward situation about old official at inquest CORONER
Uninspiring legend or story ends DRY
Understand about part of speech I'm to write about in note SEMIBREVE
New EU money to encourage highly-skilled operator NEUROSURGEON
One attending tea party after small break SHATTER
Thinking in box, OK to score? CONSIDERATE
Site in Angkor in view: a temple WAT
Ruler pre-Rome? That must be wrong EMPEROR
Send up some weak lopsided dance POLKA
Livery? It’s back in cheap supply HEPATIC
Beer left to mature — right LAGER
Something intentionally burnt to be very annoying INCENSE
Straighten out upper-class knight about web address UNCURL
Male unusually solicitous about girl’s head is an expert at scoring? MUSICOLOGIST
Picture educational establishment with area for English COLLAGE
Animal small, just right STOAT
Artist saved flesh? BACON
Capital in Washington, I note, a US city WICHITA
Rake grabbing money exactly as usual ROUTINE
Drop round professional copy REPRODUCTION
Return of expedition, walk somewhere far, far away DEEP SPACE
Relative regularly on site, a chef NIECE
Genuine backing on both sides of road for food store LARDER
Good rule for processing poor food GRUEL
Singers in church or university society CHORUS
In pursuit of more at the back? AFTER
Headless reptile, fabulous monster ROC
Solitary individual — one making advances, it’s reported LONER
True populism in a way is serving many aims MULTIPURPOSE
Famous Dickensian turn of events TWIST
European king attending match, hiding crown GREEK
Record store, busy place on Circle Line ARCHIVE
Good egg — that won't float on water! BRICK
Cord securing lamb cooked in meat dish TIMBALE
What killer might do to act as leader BEHEAD
Charge university set up in New York, void NULLIFY
See, with touring group, capital city COLOMBO
Mercurial premier defending country in old political system ROMAN EMPIRE
Lighter work around shopping centre, this person recalled OIL LAMP
Indian territory food seller mentioned? DELHI
Grasped by uncle, somehow, concept of ancient geometry EUCLIDEAN
Coming up, check out festival EID
City getting disastrous coverage of display: topsy-turvy one, that is POMPEII