The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Pull profit, taking it in GRAVITY
A liberal follows rotten tripe OFFAL
Half-heartedly mock lame eccentric touring American city JERUSALEM
Desk in small room briefly overturned on seabird LECTERN
Fly close to ground in fighter jet, heading east MIDGE
That lady is almost here HER
Priest I envy: he’s awfully prone to overreact? HYPERSENSITIVE
Military unit destroyed a bridge BRIGADE
Pilot in need of a route from Italy to Qatar finally AVIATOR
Rep books after a period AGENT
Renounce Me generation in part, taken aback RENEGE
Inclined afterwards to improve — looking tired initially ATILT
Boys and girls initially pack BAG
Getting close to Grannie Dotty NEARING
Put handcuffs on rarest criminal ARREST
Reproduce black woodwind instrument BREED
Hemp fibre in refurbished sails SISAL
Right to become centrepiece of easily understood graphic LURID
Ignore vandalized district REGION
Reveal more appropriate place to shop OUTFITTER
English finish before Scotland ultimately could get started ENGENDERED
Challenging paintings of rat or tar? abstract art
Dodge marshal, overwhelmed by fear, perhaps EARP
Wise guy moving nearly all scrap metal smart alec
Old race vehicle out of gas rounding port CHARIOT
Disguises knight in green dress every so often ENCODES
Dad’s time is gone PAST
Asking price for hit man? OFFER
He must keep fighting harmful programs MALWARE
Complete reversal of stage act getting some applause TURNROUND
Simple chess ending tricks friend fools mate
Overwhelm small matriarch SMOTHER
Small design of lavatory holding gallons LOGO
Fool touching gunpowder ingredient NITRE
Instrument returned for neighbour ABUT
Tusked beast's mum stood on missing first egg MASTODON
Still presented as fair even-handed
Herb's occasion to be heard THYME
Tasteless, if popular, drink one had INSIPID
Game official using computers for makeover REFIT
Strange pair after CD lifted bone FEMUR
Be unfair to her, maybe, starting a little late EXIST
Girl leading procession millions resolved to jeer at MAJORETTE