The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 05 03

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Nice day for reporting religious leader MAHDI
During school time, engaging one as a temp? INTERIM
Crass family, friends and neighbours at the outset turned up NAFF
Tory’s inside twice grabbing at the Speaker ORATOR
A canine companion I must follow: one impressing audibly CHIHUAHUA
WORKER WHO JOINS WIFE ON TOP OF TREE WELDER
Make up for mistake by Head introducing one EXPIATE
Long and yellow, with no tail CRAVE
OLD QUEEN INVOLVED IN CAT FIGHT THE NEXT DAY TOMORROW
In time, right filling of teeth can be damaging DETRIMENTAL
Death tally rising after hospital goes from a local area? ENDEMIC
Open University taking lead on nuclear energy UNZIP
False report by Brit, maybe doffing cap SLANDER
MOTHER WITH LARGE, FAT DUCK MALLARD
Note Universal about to secure bold double act LAUREL AND HARDY
Dance, lifting bottom in mock revelation APOCALYPSE
GOODNESS! MONSIEUR HAS RAISED FLAG! MERIT
Intros from Spanish article adopted by the priggish? PRELUDES
Yawned, struggling to eat too much chicken WYANDOTTE
General depot, but not housing, developed in Seville cover-up? orange-peel
Handle collection AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
Tea-time waffle? CHAT
Take lead from great boss UMBO
Cry “willing”! KEEN
SMALL FILM OF CHIEF CRIMINAL FICHE
Disaster team stopping to drink screw-up
Dutch painter has time for second mistake BOTCH
ROYAL ENGINEERS APPEARING IN THE CROWD? THREE
Shows hosted by Angevin, c'est-à-dire EVINCES
Damn charger lifting tail ACCURSE
Tags celebrity, one quitting exercises NAMEPLATES
Love-potion, extremely acidic, taken by Ulstermen off and on PHILTRE
London area of note with nothing SOHO
Legally killed in lethal altercation HALAL
Send out Estonian initially, with German EMIT
Curious (but appropriate!) duck logo as encouraging message GOOD LUCK
Bombshell removed from casing for show EXPO
REGRET TURNING BACK ON FOOTWEAR VANDAL SABOTEUR
Nuts about old exhibit, sculptor's first CASHEWS
Sacked hotel’s inept switchboard worker TELEPHONIST
Dance in a Co Mayo town BALLINA
When to pay for past 24 hours of audit? DAY OF RECKONING
Lying PC number twenty-two, extremely corrupt PROCUMBENT
Red tuna, somehow, is not fancied? UNRATED
Bewilderment caused by this 60s rebel doing a U-turn PUZZLEDOM
THE DETAILS FOR WORKERS ON ESTATE? MECHANICS
Noble exercises for rising when received by exquisite maiden PEER OF THE REALM
Motors repaired in Norwegian port TROMSO
NOVEL TITLE HORACE THOUGHT UP? THEORETICAL
One who uses some simple men terribly IMPLEMENTER
A serviceman’s — or a dog’s — dinner MESS
AS ONE COLLEGE BOY UNITED