The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Behaviour of channel under study CONDUCT
Bird in moult, one leg scruffy GUILLEMOT
Child-devouring god not left to skulk around MOOCH
Clumsy person comes up nervous and uncooperative BOLSHY
Deficient blood in pale old pope GREGORY
Difficulty as end of stone is chipped off RUB
Drunk, so wished to sleep? TIGHT
Guarantee I curtsey clumsily SECURITY
Handling foul matter at hospital department TREATMENT
House improvement free of strain? EXTENSION
In part of speech adjust place at foot of page PREPOSITION
In prison could, having cut sleeves off jacket CAGOULE
Jenny has no check on sprain WREN
Limited by obligation to accept uniform BOUND
Masses of stone parted by large implement PLIERS
Much harder at first to stab rodent: its tail cut off here? FARMHOUSE
Obscenely rich, sets meals out occasionally for a feast CHRISTMAS
Offender shortly back in Clare’s place ENNIS
Opera company on cue almost veto returning NABUCCO
Resentment as first of nights in prison turns into day DUDGEON
Sash somewhat too big OBI
Superior course in sport backed UPPER
Then not half poorly received by celebrity, quite informally en famille
Thus bird got food on river, its flow never still SODA WATER
Under false impression, law lord pitched into act DELUDED
Abused in wrangles, as jury must be UNBIASED
Certify account — and believe ACCREDIT
Collection of songs, nearly all no good ALBUM
Composer of Euphoria? BLISS
Composer of Fairytale in Indian dress SALIERI
Crude fellow all of us oddly missed over time LOUT
Dreams Stefania’s playing FANTASIES
EU about to prepare very loud noise protection EARMUFF
Everybody hiding in steeple had finally risen suddenly? SPIRALLED
Farewell from a couple of extras bye-bye
Letter from Greek lord, one amused by toy? CHILD
Pub landlord maybe ordered silence before start of Eurovision LICENSEE
Running scared, making for trees CEDARS
Sadly, diva ill: opera flops, ultimately ALAS
Show one’s behind satellite MOON
Some mob Attlee arriving at Waterloo for one BATTLE
Sporting event from which to rise like a phoenix? ASHES
Steps to include foremost of heroes in storylines THREADS
Wild dances are coming up ASCEND
Yankee needing attention in eg 1944 YEAR