The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 01 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Church employee right on the edge VERGER
Obscure country’s losing a contest finally in court INDISTINCT
Poster to position shortly over a road PLACARD
Travel using free energy RIDE
Where strikers are lined up to fight after game MATCHBOX
Some delightfully rich little poem LYRIC
As was Molly Brown, tanning in bleak sun UNSINKABLE
Unpleasant, and very cold, outside King’s Head ICKY
Children’s theatre? PLAYHOUSE
Give up introducing complex rating scale CENTIGRADE
State banks are failing NEBRASKA
This author’s taking in singular theory ISM
Criminal trio elected — would have failed this test? LIE DETECTOR
Current producer withdraws a good deal in style DYNAMO
Armstrong’s heard of what prayers do KNEEL
Try nut and bolt to secure area ENDEAVOUR
Screen producer’s turkey chasing small donkey SMOKE BOMB
Stick in part of mouth GUM
Cut theatre for men only STAG
Mark time, and succeed holding area TWAIN
Sort of red spy man shortly arrests MAGENTA
Small room with first musician CELLIST
Good girl that can hold her drink GLASS
Republic disperses beatniks pursuing sawn-off gun UZBEKISTAN
In place of holiday, English cleaner in criminal court! COTE DAZUR
Speaker’s fully absorbed, stuck into paper WRAPPED
Three views about to be one SEE EYE TO EYE
Fancy wife goes with that man WHIM
Like grass family doctor brought in, it’s negotiable ASKING PRICE
Greeting husband, unwell HAILING
Disastrously dropped litre drinks in school COLLAPSED
Skirt round old temple displaying measure of power KILOWATT
Cruisers might lie along this front, playing cards PROMENADE DECK
Admire the great man, or horsewhip viciously? hero-worship
Might war prisoner and monarch meet? POWER
In which the beast of Siberia is caught? TAIGA
Strongly desire extravagant praise ASPIRE
Shy victim I disbelieved in part TIMID
Country run — nothing taken with huge enthusiasm ROMANIA
Resorts employing treatment, having nothing for drug at intervals SPASMODICALLY
Current parliament returns early work ILIAD
Take a look into a large juvenile compound ALKALOID
Computer player is more spirited GAMER
Poles in Brussels start to examine result ENSUE
Reproved, going after golden flower ORCHID
Away side at Old Trafford OFF
Master divisor, ignoring two quarters DOMINATOR
Toy with no head found in sack RIFLE
Put down “Time to pay membership fee” SUBDUE
Small fib about some number that’s marked on the road WHITE LINE
Fool jolly officer DOLT
Stars dealing with a disease hooked by drugs GREAT BEAR
Fighter once assembled eastern troops METEOR
Headgear thrown at first in mud MITRE
Turning, lecturer is to indicate agreement NOD
Still, one that’s never been authenticated YETI