The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Meatiest stews producing round figure? ESTIMATE
Heading for somewhere where it's extremely hot, wearing these? SHADES
Part of body Eastern lady initially covered with a gown EARLOBE
Winger's reminder to cover both sides and find width CURLEW
Wicket struck, gutted eleven go pale WHITEN
Flat has covered parking — that's essential STAPLE
Tail of aircraft worked very nicely, shortening by 50% around Mach 1 TRANSONIC
Result of bombing run by old plane CRATER
Arrested by coastguard, composer’s cut short ferry journey CROSSING
See board game about new monster’s home LOCH NESS
I agree the woman has caught a flightless bird HEAR HEAR
A drink and a piece of meat brought over for Indian chief? MAHARAJA
Front page has concerning message PRETEXT
Democrat's gripped by sudden anxiety — it's all over PANDEMIC
Worry about American workers on strike, finally getting involved ELABORATE
Flower girl goes off with a mod MARIGOLD
Given international platform, Europe set up scheme INTRIGUE
In such activity bell sounds — seconds out, round eleven BOXING
Square craft around naval unit SQUADRON
Are accessories to answer wager? ABET
Light wood, a thick piece turned over BALSA
Seeing first couple last, admire ghost SPECTRE
Treat with acid and the rest before hospital ETCH
Aces high, for example CASE
Arrest old boy, one in powerful position NABOB
Maybe a potato bin, I’m not sure TUBER
Mistaking one end of mastoid for the other, accept responsibility for flat bone SHOULDER BLADE
State's serial criminal ISRAEL
Conservative member to reach a higher position CLIMB
Flower I call “exotic” LILAC
Lie about insect being in food that's sent back STAGNATE
SWIM AND PLAY CRICKET WITH THE MAN BATHE
Dad's upset, having little enthusiasm APPETITE
Place a foot, part of it, on sand, agitating series of scrap dealers STEPTOE AND SON
Jimmy's outside Acton, having dropped off on train PRACTISE
Georgian city in the place of Los Angeles welcomes worker, say ATLANTA
Books that are used only when needed RESERVES
Asian country had Latin converts THAILAND
TOP PLACE TO GO ON A SHIP HEAD
HOPE ABANDONED WITH TROUBLE OVER TRAGIC ROLE OPHELIA
Prevail upon journalist, a US agent, to turn PERSUADE
Timid at first, I'm on song, getting a drink TIA MARIA
Despot’s extremely timely tirade TYRANT
Mock professional clown dropping stone JEER
I approve of the girl drinking vodka, ultimately — same again! HEAR HEAR
Thread or line attached to card LACE
Layabout almost direly wasted IDLER
Support military bands holding African state's flag STARS AND STRIPES
Making U-turn, body of scientists cite negative results in DNA research GENETICS
Head striker’s spread BUTTER
Some of whatever Balzac’s expressed in words VERBAL
Large skin blemish shows up in thorough search TRAWL
One sitting in car arrested by copper’s careful CAUTIOUS
More than a billion people found in machine search CHINESE
Element detected around large island with uniform mass SELENIUM