The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A crowd surrounding one in lift HOIST
Go round gallery, accompanied by heads of regional office ROTATE
Idle dates not showing up perhaps FRUITLESS
In eg Diderot’s work we can find common sense NOUS
One raising spirits of actor in hospital SHAMAN
Spooner’s plump bird provoking a quarrel CATFIGHT
Through which may come vision for novices? PUPILS
Troublemaker got at air supply AGITATOR
Your compiler’s tense about accepting one’s shortcoming IMPERFECTION
Way to travel on horseback, perhaps, or walk purposefully STRIDE
Retreats before smoke finally becomes impenetrable DENSE
Short song, a treat I organised ARIETTA
Scam no Conservative backed CON
Run about briskly, initially seeing holidaymaker’s vehicle SCAMPER
Newspaper can sound off about English drifting ITINERANT
GI maybe given training for operational set-up? PRIVATE PRACTICE
Part of sailing vessel detectives equip? YARDARM
Artistic movement in small country some regularly overlooked MINIMALISM
A dreamer swilling rum DEMERARA
Rest of agents leaving quietly, first two in cab SIESTA
High-scoring fighter pilot concealing source of his pain ACHE
Greek cheese originally feeding Greek character FETA
Beast of burden arrived on lake CAMEL
Basket a girl carried in park regularly PANNIER
Bar established by European nobleman and English king COUNTER
Teetotal sailors at home, under cover it seems ABSTINENT
A wee dram for a wee kid? TOT
Sophisticated mostly, as many popes were URBAN
Relax about dad’s meal REPAST
Occurrence involving archdeacon in film EVENT
Tweeted about treasurer being tied up STRUNG
Small rodent originally mating by river MOUSE
Revolver primarily required on rocky peak ROTOR
An entertainer rates it badly ARTISTE
Part of it’s a residence for an old emperor TSAR
One who’s behind time fixing metal core LATECOMER