The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Agree scam must get old police turning up CONCUR
As a result of hard work cracked a new profession for ones pains
Crime against ploughman reported in a flash SCINTILLA
Dry chapter trimmed all round PARCHED
Function in series RUN
In election meeting Conservative on look out for Liberal to interrupt CONCLAVE
In team playing left half, powerful winger CASTLE
One’s not expected America to back British pronunciation to increase SURPRISE
Successor to Leo VI right to abdicate VIRGO
The story, in short: depressed, being fat TALLOW
Times covers revolutionary Iran in a sort of code BINARY
Change position in pub, finding horizontal beam CROSSBAR
Conservative leader too old for media exposure COVERAGE
Eg Hannah’s daughter after friend in Italian city PALINDROME
Food for a friar TUCK
Spare new driver always having to cover paper round LEFT OVER
Give up fish for doughy pudding DUMPLING
I disclaim concealing songbird’s individuality IDENTITY
Irritable about party mostly — it’s a mockery TRAVESTY
Keenness more difficult for a Cockney, we hear? ARDOUR
Leak found by wise man swallowing tablet SPILLAGE
Maintain stronghold KEEP
One bound to succeed’s reported bearing HEIR
Old poet all bones, lacking later energy SKELTON
Part-song giving rise to impish enjoyment GLEE
Position of sculptures Epstein initially turned out STATUS
Price hotel fixed for air transport HELICOPTER
Restrain journalists overcome by drink? SUPPRESS
Scotsman possibly crossing river in Asian republic IRAN
Vegetable found in vessel in dump TURNIP
Young creature Mike brought into research-room LAMB
It’s inhuman to black men needing a lift ROBOT
Don’t sack old city: keep it under your boot perhaps SPARE TYRE
Dandy dropping Ecstasy is a failure DUD
Catch a husband, a smoker HOOKAH
A tactic I deployed to find lake TITICACA
Galloping Etruscan “horsemen” CENTAURS
Composer contributing to popular newsletter ARNE
Tramps on front of porch, one attracted by our neighbour PHOBOS
One overwhelmed by graduate’s prejudice BIAS
Steal in? half-inch