The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 05 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
KILLERS OPENING DRINK A LITTLE BACKWARD PISTOLS
MAMMAL EATING MAMMAL, A COLD DISH CASSATA
For example, rose water, perhaps? FLOWER
Animal wife evidently caught? NEWT
PIN ON LEG
Landed outside Channel Islands according to legal requirements LICIT
Delicate creature, get down dog! SWALLOWTAIL
Good shower? It may swell growth of this GRAIN
Composer taking taxi back to hotel BACH
Criticise Greek god PAN
Criticises a government charge in speech ATTACKS
Crude and hearty, husband taking new position EARTHY
A glass object allowing some light in? AJAR
Book half of rabble, as lawman SHERIFF
Brewer falsifying report about drink PERCOLATOR
Charge again, or deal's off RELOAD
Disappointed only wine available at party then? Daughter going in! CHEESED OFF
Fish cutting back, powerfully PILCHARD
He’s perhaps right, intellectual artist leaning to the left? RARE GAS
Impressing me, country reversed rule REGIMEN
Item climber starting off over slope has on for support? CRAMPON
Modify it with a relevant option ALTERNATIVE
Odd bits dropping off kitchen freezer? ICE
Opening left for sailors PORT
Prunes served up, that man in high spirits SERAPHIM
Right about costume REDRESS
Sash of brown, indigo tops OBI
Sweet, own scent AFTERSHAVE
Veteran comatose as one drags chains in SEASONED
Yours truly, a snooty type, reviewed Japanese art BONSAI
Bug in fleece carried by rodents MICROBE
Boy or girl I love? One may be just outside the house PATIO
Bird in kangaroo's territory ROOSTER
At risk, prior to a breakthrough? ON THIN ICE
Against having trip — something seen on map? CONTOUR
Absence of marines is what one expects NORM
Crowd restricted by fresh order HORDE
Grovels so awkwardly in attempt to cover up GLOSS OVER
Heavenly body shown by the first person getting into bed COMET
Undergarment on a goddess VESTA
Time to get insect, strange pet TANTRUM
Study of outer space that could be made from cosy starship ASTROPHYSICS
Provide feline companion for Queen CATER
Plague in soldier's home country, not unknown BLIGHT
New alliance, critical, not half, opposing ministers? ANTICLERICAL
Loving a party circle ADORING
Love divine is out of the ordinary ODD
Identified little man hugging a maiden NAMED
Cleaner goes round everything in dance hall BALLROOM
What almost destroyed west London district WALTHAMSTOW
Start putting on clothes for sport SHOWJUMPING
Problem with failing, one's fragile TEA SERVICE
Old commander, on another occasion, dropping in AGA
Native American quickly burying head in hands APACHE
Line in opera beginning to drift went this way and that SLALOMED
Chaps score in terms of intellect MENTALLY
Athlete is snubbed by this competitor THROWER
Sign a certain captain has turned up OMEN