The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 12 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
TAKES PART IN TOURNAMENT, WITH LOWEST SCORE PLACED LAST? EXACTLY JUST SO
Spare bit player EXTRA
Procession Democrat organised round Ohio's capital MOTORCADE
GIVEN MESSAGE TO STAY AWAY FROM EDGES WITH LIGHT EMAILED
Unusual trial involving universal custom RITUAL
Put round a large and splendid house PALACE
Moving unsteadily, part of body initially being secured in strap STUMBLING
TIMID PERSON I CLICK WITH? MOUSE
TRANSPORT LOSING TIME IN MONSOON RAINS
Grains turned up for breakfast, for a limited period EGG TIMER
Instruct bishop to leave frontier ORDER
Parvenu’s new business the wrong way round UPSTART
The head left out clodhopper OAF
Chief nobleman and a number of his staff? HEADCOUNT
Penniless, proper not to start clinging skin-tight
Tale of woe from Fisher never-ending, I notice JEREMIAD
Traveller ate wrongly — did it again REPEATED
Glass container depicted by artist in eating place CARAFE
Expected of the French and English DUE
Weary and greasy, I assume ship has to leave FATIGUE
Article on musical cat pronounced heavenly ANGELICAL
Chair here obstacle an ignorant lad’s damaged GRAND NATIONAL
Excuse made by average teacher at university PARDON
Stick, almost all, in tin CAN
POEM IN FRENCH IS POPULAR, WIDENING APPEAL SESTINA
Foreign character shortly put name to parent SIGMA
Sleep in ski pants KIP
Bizarre name associated with a solitary flower ANEMONE
Magistrate’s about to arrest a ruler of the waves SEA GOD
Reportedly knocked down, being imperfect FLAWED
MOST DETERMINED TO MAKE UNIFORM, THEN RELAX DOUREST
A companion to Don Giovanni, I felt, caught me out THE MAGIC FLUTE
Corrupt characters from USA, East Bengal, that Labour cleaned out AUGEAN STABLES
Sound investment may be shown in court GUILT
Recent discovery of chap’s piano piece netting two grand higgs particle
Striking reason to eat off one’s knees? NOTABLE
Book difficult to endorse HARDBACK
CHOOSE ISOLATED AREA FOR A DIP PICKPOCKET
SINGER FROM CRETE? NO, RHODES TENOR
Large insect runs inside on the ground HORNET
Venomous snake count discovered in steam engine PUFF ADDER
Outdo mate, upshot uncertain PUT TO SHAME
Uninhibited person, generous soul FREE SPIRIT
Popular, a New York fixture, whatever happens IN ANY EVENT
Owl, dropping wings, lands in chestnut tree ROWAN
The type of hat that can be eaten! PORK PIE
OPENING OF TALE GENUINE AND TOUCHING TACTUAL
SHODDY STUFF, BREAKING EGGS TO MAKE REVOLUTION ROTATE
Worry about ring, antique, as predicted FORETOLD
GETTING ENTANGLED IN CHURCH SERVICE GOOD FOR SON MATTING
Islanders caught by embargo America maintains CUBANS
Overarching panel plans red revolt SPANDREL