The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 05 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Crucial moments as cold gets stronger CRISES
Flower college planted in a mixture of peat PETUNIA
Powerful cocktail keeps sharpness hot SLEDGEHAMMER
DRANK A TOAST INITIALLY, DRUNK IN THIS? TANKARD
LETTER OF KEY BIG BUILDING ACROSS STREET EPISTLE
Artist’s place lately stripped, odd pieces of fine art removed ATELIER
Freezing fine beheaded fish — line caught ice-cold
Going to miss drive after golf cap’s flying GLIDING
With baked cheese dish, stuff European family .. RAMEKIN
Mineral mass one’s found in a moon, classically ALUMINA
In search of stylish clothes, in a way AFTER A FASHION
Drunk at the end of today? Not on TIGHT
AVOIDING ALCOHOL IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE DRINKING WATER
What green-fingered person of course has something to do with flower bed DIGIT
Running Internet without a host ENTERTAIN
Half rice, half soup, time to make this? RISOTTO
Cuts a number of bad journalists? HACKS
Announcing process of selecting actor for woman in Chicago? BROADCASTING
ANIMAL RUNS INTO WATER-PIPE HORSE
Great leader, a Chinese one imprisons rest, unfortunately MAESTRO
Terrible input failing: it’s possible to be halted INTERRUPTIBLE
A fool entering shortly — Siegfried, perhaps SASSOON
Story satisfied with two characters finally killed CONTE
Racist I upset with mocking humour SATIRIC
Garden machinery’s method of operation we start to recognise MOWER
Took for granted sea’s churned with mud ASSUMED
A MUSLIM LEADER, I HAD PORK PRODUCT REJECTED MAHDI
Thinking about inner secret can be diverting RECREATIONAL
Nameless bird gaining height — a distant point in the sky? STARLIGHT
READY FOLLOWER IS RESOLUTE STEADY
Sent out signal with call involving extra backing PHEROMONE
Some all aflutter in taxi grab English cricket outfit CABBAGE WHITES
Cook hearing donkey calls BRAISE
NOTE BOSS ON ROUND SHIELD FOR CENTURIONS TESTUDO
Material used for ropes seaport’s replaced ESPARTO
Composer crossing six bars ... the extreme ones? ROSSINI
GAPS IN SMALL STEPS SPACES
... stodge, remarkably undisputed good SUET PUDDING
WHERE SOME TAKE OFF LABEL TURNING UP STRIP OF MATERIAL GATWICK
Leading advocate wanting beer around office APOSTLE
Subject of experiment needing a piece of gold and a piece of iron GUINEA PIG
Long sweet film BRIGHTON ROCK
LUCKY HAVING STRENGTH TO CATCH BIG FISH FORTUNATE
RENTER LEAVING ARTICLE IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION TENANT
Plant disease bad at first, not serious after BLIGHT
APPEARING VERY GOOD IN GETTING INTO RECORD BOOK LOOKING
Criminal gang with computer technology BANDIT
Swell of waves certain to involve gallons SURGE
Festive food cut by a penny — being this? CHEAPER
Fruit used in reversing hives (urticaria) CITRUS