The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A KEY CHOICE, FOSTERING ADOPTION
Husband going astray? Something fishy here HERRING
Heavenly food provided by male sibling in vast continent AMBROSIA
Seeds eaten by parrot satisfy APPEASE
Stock set with food as image shows ASPIC
Convivial and available for a bash? CLUBBABLE
Corrupt spy chief and others lead for example BASE METAL
Country person of vulgar manners, heading out soon LEBANON
Einstein, maybe one having links to time? ALBERT
Film featuring boy — one as swamp attack victim? GLADIATOR
Fool about to produce explosive component NITRE
Friend takes a minute with soldier making climb over AMIGO
Asian recipe found in area educated woman covers RAITA
Have advantage over minion, one much applied to grindstone EDGE TOOL
Killer whale lying back by sea, not large, certainly agile ACROBATIC
Ladette cunningly keeps doctor engaged in controversy EMBATTLED
Poke fun at swimmer thus leading the course MOCK TURTLE SOUP
Time to study philosopher in dreary routine TREADMILL
Thumb small book with two rings binding OVOLO
Surrender accepted here, many papers reported REIMS
Second drink for anonymous person? ANOTHER
Scots couple dressing bishop left in pants TWADDLE
Leitmotiv used by Keith Emerson THEME
Parking, not standard, allowed for minor dignitary KINGLET
Occurrence I’d expected at first? It’s late in the day EVENTIDE
Riddle of English graduate imbibing drink from east? ENIGMA
Scare about ram running amok in plant SHAMROCK
Spooky condition is serene, somehow EERINESS
Stubborn old boys at home in gallery OBSTINATE
Tyneside fellow finally up to date NEW
One smuggled in under kilt when suspect has to go in haste RUN LIKE THE WIND
Meat cut up served in excellent sauce AIOLI
Let in again to study with Cambridge college READMIT
Advice from US soldier about university function GUIDANCE
Attention given by nobleman, briefly EAR
Become drowsy, lecturer having turned up NOD
More strictly controlled near royal woman TIGHTER
Revel wildly in loch, lacking anxiety, perhaps NERVELESS
Dine regularly at first in the playhouse THEATRE
Extremely responsible chap, one standing in for monarch REGENT
Give up bird food, so to speak CEDE
He’d admit adopting old dance HOEDOWN
Important person taking old lady on river GRANDEE
Painter having drink — something bitter CHAGALL
Inspector, say, torn apart by son’s aversion DISTASTE
Island the Spanish sailor recalled ELBA
King originally exhibiting Antipodean parrot KEA
Persuaded to include loud supporting character from Dickens's pen SHEEPFOLD
That which brings stillness on the Dart? CURARE
Up at loch when swimming one finds scented shrub PATCHOULI
Display skeleton perhaps as body in flight AIRFRAME
Sea god’s heavenly body NEPTUNE
Concur with former nurse about main colour? sea-green
Boundary marker set in ditch? Very funny! HA-HA
Considered suitable material for a fedora FELT
Incomplete cross-reference for “leak”? SEEPAGE