The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 12 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CHOOSE ISOLATED AREA FOR A DIP PICKPOCKET
Unusual trial involving universal custom RITUAL
MOST DETERMINED TO MAKE UNIFORM, THEN RELAX DOUREST
Large insect runs inside on the ground HORNET
GETTING ENTANGLED IN CHURCH SERVICE GOOD FOR SON MATTING
TRANSPORT LOSING TIME IN MONSOON RAINS
GIVEN MESSAGE TO STAY AWAY FROM EDGES WITH LIGHT EMAILED
POEM IN FRENCH IS POPULAR, WIDENING APPEAL SESTINA
OPENING OF TALE GENUINE AND TOUCHING TACTUAL
TAKES PART IN TOURNAMENT, WITH LOWEST SCORE PLACED LAST? EXACTLY JUST SO
SHODDY STUFF, BREAKING EGGS TO MAKE REVOLUTION ROTATE
TIMID PERSON I CLICK WITH? MOUSE
Moving unsteadily, part of body initially being secured in strap STUMBLING
Bizarre name associated with a solitary flower ANEMONE
SINGER FROM CRETE? NO, RHODES TENOR
Recent discovery of chap’s piano piece netting two grand higgs particle
Sound investment may be shown in court GUILT
Striking reason to eat off one’s knees? NOTABLE
Tale of woe from Fisher never-ending, I notice JEREMIAD
Traveller ate wrongly — did it again REPEATED
Penniless, proper not to start clinging skin-tight
Parvenu’s new business the wrong way round UPSTART
Magistrate’s about to arrest a ruler of the waves SEA GOD
A companion to Don Giovanni, I felt, caught me out THE MAGIC FLUTE
Article on musical cat pronounced heavenly ANGELICAL
Chair here obstacle an ignorant lad’s damaged GRAND NATIONAL
Chief nobleman and a number of his staff? HEADCOUNT
Corrupt characters from USA, East Bengal, that Labour cleaned out AUGEAN STABLES
Grains turned up for breakfast, for a limited period EGG TIMER
Islanders caught by embargo America maintains CUBANS
Overarching panel plans red revolt SPANDREL
Book difficult to endorse HARDBACK
Excuse made by average teacher at university PARDON
Expected of the French and English DUE
Instruct bishop to leave frontier ORDER
Outdo mate, upshot uncertain PUT TO SHAME
Owl, dropping wings, lands in chestnut tree ROWAN
Popular, a New York fixture, whatever happens IN ANY EVENT
Procession Democrat organised round Ohio's capital MOTORCADE
Put round a large and splendid house PALACE
Reportedly knocked down, being imperfect FLAWED
Sleep in ski pants KIP
Spare bit player EXTRA
Stick, almost all, in tin CAN
The head left out clodhopper OAF
The type of hat that can be eaten! PORK PIE
Uninhibited person, generous soul FREE SPIRIT
Foreign character shortly put name to parent SIGMA
Glass container depicted by artist in eating place CARAFE
Weary and greasy, I assume ship has to leave FATIGUE
Venomous snake count discovered in steam engine PUFF ADDER
Worry about ring, antique, as predicted FORETOLD