The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Was host of children overheard following me around? EMCEED
Third rate musical for a rocker? CHAIR
Story briefly spread across papers making waves? TIDAL
Square peg on cross put in wrong SIXTEEN
Royal award back in ’91 for rousing chiller ICEBOX
Where lots go, after warning to move about AUCTION
Church leaving whisky for highlander? SCOT
Cosmetic procedure for legendary friar TUCK
Cryptic Don, naive fellow from Exeter say DEVONIAN
Opportunity to profit from art varying wildly GRAVY TRAIN
Police officer seizing horse meat item CHOP
Relation jittery lacking a certain vitamin RETINOL
Scooped-out potato — food fit to ingest POTABLE
Spear seabird we hear SKEWER
Two letters mentioned extravagance EXCESS
Unknown German eight in luxurious vessel YACHT
Roll back voluble Franglais speaker’s gift? BAGEL
Reveals where son’s lifted sack? OUST
Refund: respond to “I’ll scratch yours ...” ? CLAWBACK
Nonsense about exploding fuel bottle? Hardly! BLUE FUNK
It’s not so acceptable in top class, book being added to wrong set? UNTRUTH
I’m obliged to avoid capture KING
European PM having a pop at philosophy, briefly TAOISEACH
Consequence of mounts being placed on piping UPSHOT
Censor page? BLEEP
Behind award for cycling? ABAFT
As an all-rounder, returning towel, bat, pad and gloves ADAPTABLE
DRANK EXCESSIVELY UP IN STOREROOM DEPOT
Complete religious work in Ireland ENTIRE
Spoons bent right back SPONSOR
Money once raised in late September PESETA
Saintly gatekeeper's famous rabbit PETER
Descent from unstable pier edge PEDIGREE
FINANCE TWO AERONAUTICAL OPERATIONS BANKROLL
Mafia muscle holds up deadly weapon a-bomb
Use up to ten: aim for reduction, somehow EAT INTO