The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 11 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Mean onion tart cooked up for garnish? ORNAMENTATION
Break up dislodging a piece of pavement KERB
Harsh Balkan, reportedly one taken into account ACERBIC
Waterfall is a problem for sightseers CATARACT
Farm workers adding a touch of traditional colour PIGMENT
Edible gastropod to gather right away WINKLE
Swift, heartless attack RAID
Workers with most seniority, those needing to play first ELDEST HANDS
Regretted having left the last word initially to editor LAMENTED
The writer's mother departed in copper's wake, blameless IMMACULATE
Flammable liquid's colour's first lost in air TOLUENE
Secret codes let out CLOSETED
Prior to support closure of house BEFORE
First woman in shipping firm starts to resent advice PANDORA
Favour old verb in revised paper APPROVE
Fitness is beneficial to millions FORM
Church leader requires work, in padre's case POPE
Secure access code PIN
Insectivore from East died, eaten by mate ECHIDNA
Western fruit crop WHIP
Reflective cleric going on unfortunately bores viewer OBSERVER
The best opportunity of risk beside the open ocean THE MAIN CHANCE
Short poem, as exercise QUATRAIN
Plodding round hospital back to entrance to get sticker for collection STAMP HINGE
Myself against myself? For the moment MEANTIME
Valid ceasefire, the fourth to be abandoned TRUE
Clean back and front of tube that’s burst ERUPT
American men and nations in turmoil MINNESOTAN
Bumped into Harpo transformed as a figure of speech METAPHOR
Kept area free for bird PARAKEET
Notice run overlooked in cricket, say SPOT
Be cheerful — a result of hibernation ending? BEAR UP
Prime pillock gives it away for nothing TWO
Food for raptors sparsely, evenly presented PREY
EXAMINE CAREFULLY ABANDONING SOUTH-EASTERN LAND PERU
EJECT WITH BLAZE IN WW II FIGHTER SPITFIRE
Matured sage Derby shows it AGED
Digital protector's ratings fell disastrously FINGERSTALL
Genuine error — Queen held in church SINCERE
See king on throne LOOK
Cushion for flat PAD
Single large unit LONE
Purify copper, however briefly DISTIL
With child, purchasing 'golden' cough remedy EXPECTORANT
Tender after swallowing ecstasy and speed CAREER
In favour of western front PROW
Rustic getting round pound fine PLEASANT
Flame from lamp, silver, turned up a little GASLIGHT
Average doctor has nothing to carry about MEDIOCRE
Authentic German 19th century bags returned ECHT
When one's expected letter from abroad ETA
Satisfied no one's taken up dispute CONTENTION
Holed by count, stag goes wild MADDENS
Small dwarf, a potential pain in the long run? STITCH
Thoughtful class passionate about reading? kind-hearted
Second journey for band STRIP