The Times Cryptic 2020 12 17 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Dash across European court area	HECTARE
Unpredictable grass invading Morecambe perhaps	ERRATIC
Listeners hear sounds? Only some	EARS
Sort of pink bird confronting tiny daughter	CHICKWEED
Poet's put up in islands belonging to Mediterranean state	ISRAELI
Piece of gym equipment making one smile	BEAM
Bodily parts in bears	STOMACHS
Spoke briefly about hot Biblical site	SINAI
Eastern fellow set about getting title	NAME
Silent relation	MUM
Vessel coming to area to dock	SUBTRACT
Excellent leader trained dog	AIREDALE
Pitch close to perfection, for example	PATTERN
Crazy Greek character climbing — old and free from injury	UNDAMAGED
Bird descended in America	DOVE
Someone bending over in part of garden?	BOWER
Arrive as stated at absorbing question: is it a fruit?	KUMQUAT
A first-class average reflects weakness	ANAEMIA
STORYTELLER'S REVOLUTIONARY MAIN WORK	AESOP
Middle of battle interrupted by little message	TWEET
Organ transplant's helping bone cavities	ANTRA
Valets turn grey at Versailles occupant's extended household	MENAGE A TROIS
Hardy hero's cool, pinching grand lawman's post	judgeship
Most tight locks save energy close to aqueduct	MEANEST
Polite, like some servants?	CIVIL
Bird ascended, everyone having turned up	ROSELLA
Round, plump and purple	OROTUND
Chap flies up over Ibiza, avoiding unknown African state	NAMIBIA
Class of Marines sorted out	SEMINAR
One won't be able to understand characters in a book	NONREADER
City hospital is cold, when toured by a dictator	SAN FRANCISCO
Edward oddly missing out as member of family	DAD
Elemental form is uppermost in poet's heart	ISOTOPE
Teacher loves drinking a tiny amount, producing wind	SIROCCO
Unemotional old boy in trio ruined opening of concert	ROBOTIC
Impresario who’s trained crew	SHOWMAN
How a free port transported seal?	WEATHERPROOF
Make concrete target, providing front piece of yellow	OBJECTIFY
Wartime food plans suffering a setback	SPAM
Reminder: start to get undressed?	NUDGE
Pure art somehow bringing great joy	RAPTURE
Centaurs conjured up in an ancient civilisation	ETRUSCAN
Cheapskate woman supporter accepts new cash limits	penny-pincher
Word of prayer when beset by minor physical disability	LAMENESS

Dash across European court area

HECTARE

Unpredictable grass invading Morecambe perhaps

ERRATIC

Listeners hear sounds? Only some

EARS

Sort of pink bird confronting tiny daughter

CHICKWEED

Poet's put up in islands belonging to Mediterranean state

ISRAELI

Piece of gym equipment making one smile

BEAM