The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
GENUINE OLD SPANISH COIN REAL
Place is curiously distinctive SPECIAL
Corruption of grown-up portion, with Ecstasy in it ADULTERATION
Prayer leader? I am a medium IMAM
Confused as sharp taste came first TANGLED
Key army corps almost crazy about hotel’s liqueur CREME DE MENTHE
Woman’s contribution finally accepted by Times AGNES
Responsibility — and where ours lies ONUS
Good French painter capturing old man, an emperor’s supporter BONAPARTIST
Reddish church at top of hill CERISE
Test for car, one following distinctive pattern MOTIF
Hospital doctor originally operating in Sumatra SANATORIUM
Work trapeze artistes are ill-advised to have NONET
GOT UP IN PINK ROSE
Infamous old port protected by other people? NOTORIOUS
Racecourse record thus misrepresented at first EPSOM
One who guides bullocks to west of island STEERSMAN
Cheeseparer, one initially swimming in sea off Nice MISER
New Zealander’s answer you and I heard KIWI
Prophet Amos esteemed, to some extent MOSES
Eg Welsh commander-in-chief welcoming English officer CELTIC
Most fashionable, but comes to an end in river TRENDIEST
Each solicitor to patronise restaurant EAT OUT
Bloomer made by teacher going round a new food shop DANDELION
Think temperature’s dropped, so intervene MEDIATE
Fish’s small head SNAPPER
Choose to put up around centre of Newport OPT
Planet extremely hazy and boggy MARSHY
Woman priest, one giving orders? DIRECTOR
Degrading form of feuding overwhelming one in Scotland UNEDIFYING
Consider an affront to be given another errand RESENT
Live at end of lake with beadle — a worker, possibly BUMBLEBEE
Surprisingly their purser’s accepting a fund manager’s position TREASURERSHIP
In reality, this is unwelcome to hear HOME TRUTH
Remove monastic devotee adopting revised rite OBLITERATE
After losing the first two, claim point AIM
Energetic backing for detectives arresting large numbers DYNAMIC
Marine creature reportedly saw a taxi crossing river SPIDER CRAB
Church body upset over spirit audibly fading away EVANESCENCE
Tough left restaurant, having consumed hot starter LEATHERY
Considerable criticism gathering round extreme parts of Henry’s life BIOGRAPHY
What Peter Piper did, for example, is hard to say tongue-twister
Mail worker no longer in theatre post-operative
Manage to catch son in wood COPSE
Timid hangman’s developed powerful strength MIGHT AND MAIN
Happy about copper being an element MERCURY
Illness proceeded very rapidly, we hear FLU
Drink Scandinavian nomad left unfinished LAP
Not entirely secure as top bridge-player EAST
Walk over: time to pick up a book TREAD
Certain to keep city safe SECURE
Light fixture MATCH
Phlegmatic type almost shut in thus STOIC
Hint from small Scouse singer inspiring in tango SCINTILLA