The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Light fixture MATCH
GENUINE OLD SPANISH COIN REAL
GOT UP IN PINK ROSE
Bloomer made by teacher going round a new food shop DANDELION
Cheeseparer, one initially swimming in sea off Nice MISER
Choose to put up around centre of Newport OPT
Church body upset over spirit audibly fading away EVANESCENCE
Considerable criticism gathering round extreme parts of Henry’s life BIOGRAPHY
Degrading form of feuding overwhelming one in Scotland UNEDIFYING
Drink Scandinavian nomad left unfinished LAP
Hint from small Scouse singer inspiring in tango SCINTILLA
Infamous old port protected by other people? NOTORIOUS
Hospital doctor originally operating in Sumatra SANATORIUM
Key army corps almost crazy about hotel’s liqueur CREME DE MENTHE
Live at end of lake with beadle — a worker, possibly BUMBLEBEE
Work trapeze artistes are ill-advised to have NONET
Woman’s contribution finally accepted by Times AGNES
Woman priest, one giving orders? DIRECTOR
Tough left restaurant, having consumed hot starter LEATHERY
Responsibility — and where ours lies ONUS
Remove monastic devotee adopting revised rite OBLITERATE
Reddish church at top of hill CERISE
Racecourse record thus misrepresented at first EPSOM
Phlegmatic type almost shut in thus STOIC
One who guides bullocks to west of island STEERSMAN
Not entirely secure as top bridge-player EAST
New Zealander’s answer you and I heard KIWI
Marine creature reportedly saw a taxi crossing river SPIDER CRAB
Manage to catch son in wood COPSE
Certain to keep city safe SECURE
Walk over: time to pick up a book TREAD
After losing the first two, claim point AIM
Confused as sharp taste came first TANGLED
Consider an affront to be given another errand RESENT
Corruption of grown-up portion, with Ecstasy in it ADULTERATION
Energetic backing for detectives arresting large numbers DYNAMIC
Fish’s small head SNAPPER
Happy about copper being an element MERCURY
Illness proceeded very rapidly, we hear FLU
In reality, this is unwelcome to hear HOME TRUTH
Most fashionable, but comes to an end in river TRENDIEST
Place is curiously distinctive SPECIAL
Planet extremely hazy and boggy MARSHY
Prophet Amos esteemed, to some extent MOSES
Test for car, one following distinctive pattern MOTIF
Think temperature’s dropped, so intervene MEDIATE
Timid hangman’s developed powerful strength MIGHT AND MAIN
Surprisingly their purser’s accepting a fund manager’s position TREASURERSHIP
Good French painter capturing old man, an emperor’s supporter BONAPARTIST
Eg Welsh commander-in-chief welcoming English officer CELTIC
Prayer leader? I am a medium IMAM
Mail worker no longer in theatre post-operative
Each solicitor to patronise restaurant EAT OUT
What Peter Piper did, for example, is hard to say tongue-twister