The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 03 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Defence from fighter boxing in the same place ALIBI
Endow with another look up or down? REPAPER
Soon desert old lover INAMORATO
Question on puzzles providing entertainment FLOORSHOW
The writer's using short pens for statement TESTIMONY
Spring to one's feet, in case of arm being fat well-upholstered
Slight pains: sore bum ASPERSION
Design ready with a pattern of lines RAYED
Let water out of both taps spread in Texas, say RANCH
Like the Blues song set to succeed ON THE RIGHT TRACK
THEY SUFFER INFORMAL AND FORMAL ATTIRE CASUALTIES
Rough, jovial husband appearing late EARTHY
With year out, struggling player's form drops PEARL
Switch positions occasionally ON AND OFF
BOY IS GOOD ARTIST AND BAD ACTOR GRAHAM
A LOT OF MONEY UNDERSTANDABLY CAN HELP AT FIRST MUCH
INTENTION TO KEEP SOUTH WEST AFLOAT ASWIM
TWO XVS IN NEED OF A DRINK WITH SECONDS TO GO THIRTY
VAN TO DELIVER GREENER SORT OF PETROL lead-free
ENVY FESTIVE, EXOTIC FIGURE seventy-five
Mavis lost time with her fooling around THROSTLE
Malicious person sticking to soft drinks in bar CATTY
Tango's rejected by toy boy EDDY
Maybe rubber tree on which English females perched EFFACER
Maybe like the living dead in a ring, with axes not very sharp OXYMORONIC
Not giving away shilling in commercial areas HOARDINGS
Frantic person doing marketing? HYPER
One who's near water abroad saving lives MISER
In flipping list, police showing flasher in road INDICATOR
FIDDLESTICK THAT IS USED BY ROCK STAR BOWIE
General place to study poems cut by a line UNIVERSAL
President's vow in ceremony for everyone POMPIDOU
Rancid meat, a smaller piece thereof OFFCUT
Person who drags loom TOWER
Substantially increase level — put cork back, partially OCTUPLE
Try air shot: you don’t often see that! RARITY
Not in favour of August, on reflection, in Caribbean location ANTIGUA
Might war prisoner, perhaps, when meeting the queen? POWER
Idiot grabbing first of poisonous snakes ASPS
Husband following Women’s Institute’s fancy WISH
A huge amount of sticky stuff: precious commodity, mostly GOOGOL
Card player leaving feast cut turkey FLOP
Grass weeding tool picked up? Oh well heigh-ho
Family broadcaster's screening with artist KANDINSKY
Foreign ruler hosts small function for composer ROSSINI
Drive round with zero speed OOMPH
WOBBLE FROM PERSON SUMMING UP? TOTTER
A paper, it’s said, that may get someone’s blessing? ATISHOO
Binge over, guy must purge insides ORGY
Conservative pinching man’s idea THEORY
Converted triremes: most jolly! MERRIEST
Hammers backing you to become England football manager RAMSEY
Middle-Easterner, most sickly looking, at home with Scotsman? PALESTINIAN
One or two, for example, less feeling NUMBER
Politician I call, after uniform for referee’s job UMPIRING
Pained expression when cutting very short ticket VOUCHER