The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 01 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
What may be blue in South Kentucky SKY
Insect wasn’t loud? WASP
Lace still vino, putting in tons INTERTWINE
Mexican music from aria: Chinese, partly MARIACHI
Loving Conservative confession? AMATORY
Bullets a millimetre round AMMO
Wettish mark in person’s home comes back DAMP
Man resounds with stirring operatic aria NESSUN DORMA
Chap taking risks mostly on mountain ridge’s eastern tongue MANDARIN CHINESE
Water-loving youngster — small seal, reportedly CYGNET
BIRD EDGES ROUND CAKE CRUMB PIECE
Socialist’s gutted over widespread conflict STRIFE
Untreated wood a poor bargain RAW DEAL
Force confronted over drink DECAFF
Syrup army doctor’s given girls MOLASSES
Tree chap’s seen in front of spinney MANGROVE
State of Slovenia mired in revolution, somewhat MAINE
Married before once, and no more than MERE
Suitable form of high-speed transport APT
Bring up millions and prepare for war REARM
Wise-guy king has no protective barrier know-all
Place for first flowers presumably is in March PARADISE
One working too hard pulls back SWOT
Prosecutor with impassive face, a silk DAMASK
Awfully sloppy replies the start of a dangerous decline SLIPPERY SLOPE
Not skilled in creation, missing out the third day UNVERSED
CHAP AFTER SMALL SNACK SARNIE
Caught bird by head, being a chicken? CRAVENNESS
PM’s left without fellow ministers’ support, ultimately GLADSTONE
Fruit-tree thus gripped by curse DAMSON
It gets one’s writing to flow? INK
River creature is warmer, but not at first OTTER
Note switches in random mutation? CHANGE
Making pencil unusable is the last straw BREAKING POINT
Ooze across back of barrel and drop off SLEEP
Scrap what could be The Times inside page ENDPAPER
Sound reasonable, disguising a meekness MAKE SENSE
Fun codes perplexed and puzzled CONFUSED
Ancient city crossed by ninety-nine vehicles NINEVEH
Reversible canoe KAYAK
Model takes chance regularly for good ability to get results EFFICACY
View article and be very angry SEETHE
Attachment of a sheet enclosing pound note APPENDAGE
Passable old writer OPEN
Direction from town, or thereabouts NORTH
A model pops up for fabulist AESOP
Lead potentially has eider and gannet suffering TRAGEDIENNE
Near agreement, backing a last drink NIGHTCAP
Take a risk on unknown woodland plant BETONY
Become crazy, having turn with fruit GO BANANAS
Puts rumpled sheets away from mouth UPSTREAM
Needlewoman holding end of thick pin SKEWER
Decree agreement has no power ACT