The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
I’m a nice cad, a perverted RA member, perhaps ACADEMICIAN
Be biased against women perhaps not having sons EXIST
One new place for decorative work INLAY
Captain needing to miss Peru, having no uniform SKIPPER
Once he started his act there was no holding him HOUDINI
Message carrier with a lofty target HOMING PIGEON
Crude sketch, not the first RAW
Partly hide Bristol’s scattered rubbish DEBRIS
Clear identification needed to enter race EVIDENT
The plebs are so great, they say (not in Bath?) UNWASHED
Enthusiastic about new beginning of partnership, after this? HEN PARTY
One flustering young woman once FLAPPER
Street urchin to start to go out with bird GUTTERSNIPE
What’s wrongly said is not pretended soi-disant
For team, colleague entering play horribly roughly APPROXIMATELY
Destroy; animation; strike; hurry, primarily DASH
Dark-haired animal getting outside trap BRUNETTE
Sudden move to the centre in close-pressed crowd losing its head INRUSH
Allure of Italy maybe under Mussolini, no saint? FASCINATION
Phone to hire out small band RINGLET
Call girl to play idly with dog, say STRUMPET
Leaving local, forgetting what it’s like at home? GOING NATIVE
Irritable, getting dry in a little sun RATTY
Gratuitous point, empty semantics NEEDLESS
Late message? Almost ready RIP
Comedy sketch about queen’s dress SKIRT
In Micawber’s overspent state a pound is ungenerous MISERLY
Sort found in sleepy towns all over TYPE
Artist’s percentage twice has inflated CUBIST
Beginning to distil drink in northern valley DALE
Bold print splashed across English papers INTREPID
Military ruler’s command to soldiers about bad error in field SHOGUN
Clothing stylist perhaps bucks including symbol DESIGNER
Former old king’s minister PASTOR
Wholesome to follow the progress of accompanying music SOUNDTRACK
Expertness of second murder SKILL
Counting the corpses perhaps can tell you where you stand dead-reckoning
Where a control tower might be in broadcast range AIRFIELD
Provide sample of body fluid in hospital SPIT
Unfortunately plainer chocolate filling PRALINE
After vermin passed up on crop, you would become radiantly happy starry-eyed
Fit of temper in vehicle — seize travelling case CARPETBAG
Use polymer endlessly for remoulding EMPLOY
Flexible creeper pruned in part PLIANT
A long way round a state for itinerant FRIAR
Where to jot down manoeuvres by military reserve EXERCISE BOOK
Protect lady suffering old reptile PTERODACTYL
Row over Atlantic, losing very badly ALTERCATION
Marshy area includes river plant FERN
Crazy teachers’ society NUTS
HEAVY VEHICLE AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE? TANKER
Centre for cost moved to a large region EXPANSE