The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Small rodent originally mating by river MOUSE
Way to travel on horseback, perhaps, or walk purposefully STRIDE
Your compiler’s tense about accepting one’s shortcoming IMPERFECTION
A crowd surrounding one in lift HOIST
A dreamer swilling rum DEMERARA
Go round gallery, accompanied by heads of regional office ROTATE
Idle dates not showing up perhaps FRUITLESS
In eg Diderot’s work we can find common sense NOUS
Newspaper can sound off about English drifting ITINERANT
One raising spirits of actor in hospital SHAMAN
Rest of agents leaving quietly, first two in cab SIESTA
Retreats before smoke finally becomes impenetrable DENSE
Sophisticated mostly, as many popes were URBAN
Spooner’s plump bird provoking a quarrel CATFIGHT
Teetotal sailors at home, under cover it seems ABSTINENT
Through which may come vision for novices? PUPILS
Troublemaker got at air supply AGITATOR
Tweeted about treasurer being tied up STRUNG
Scam no Conservative backed CON
Run about briskly, initially seeing holidaymaker’s vehicle SCAMPER
Revolver primarily required on rocky peak ROTOR
Relax about dad’s meal REPAST
Part of sailing vessel detectives equip? YARDARM
Part of it’s a residence for an old emperor TSAR
One who’s behind time fixing metal core LATECOMER
Occurrence involving archdeacon in film EVENT
High-scoring fighter pilot concealing source of his pain ACHE
Greek cheese originally feeding Greek character FETA
Beast of burden arrived on lake CAMEL
Basket a girl carried in park regularly PANNIER
Bar established by European nobleman and English king COUNTER
An entertainer rates it badly ARTISTE
A wee dram for a wee kid? TOT
GI maybe given training for operational set-up? PRIVATE PRACTICE
Artistic movement in small country some regularly overlooked MINIMALISM
Short song, a treat I organised ARIETTA