The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Girl training in gym originally getting fit ADAPTING
Bishop, one supporting boxer’s defence ALIBI
English teacher suspicious in absence of head’s representative EMISSARY
City hotel, an old one HANOI
Avoiding contact when old spies call, finally ASOCIAL
Transforming hospital, minor GP reforms MORPHING
Joint I hesitate to say in street’s for trendies HIPSTERS
Mischievously stole time, finding excuse for a kiss? MISTLETOE
Get rid of Republican, keeping quiet about it ERASE
Amateur player from incredibly rich nation CORINTHIAN
Twice finished burnt? OVERDONE
Solicitor having bite to eat in pub BEGGAR
Bounds of empire shifting over time? I’m not sure PERIMETER
Profile of Tory leading expedition CONTOUR
Note article by small auction house SOTHEBYS
Colonel losing millions: not what one expected? BLIP
Rogue president entertaining a streetwalker? PEDESTRIAN
Word of gratitude repeated for so long ta-ta
Choose gal misbehaving, old enough to be taught a lesson? school-age
Recommend a chap to Sue? ADVOCATE
Harry succeeded in safe surroundings PESTER
Short coil can, when twisted LACONIC
Case of criminal instructor having run off CONTAINER
I’m returning cake, evenly cut, for boy MICK
Fancy Italian offloading a drug DIGITALIN
Remove arresting officer? That’s quite revealing DECOLLETE
Egg-laying creature quietly burrowing into ground TERRAPIN
Corpses rotten fellow declares CADAVERS
Censor right-wing writer blue-pencil
Speaks idly of Nato, terse, never coming to a conclusion NATTERS
Gamble when duke retreats, eliminated ICED
Behold very large European general LOOSE
Sum of £1000 in cash MONKEY
Gamble: cut it fine? DICE
Very quietly tucking into beer and fruit APPLE
Thus female must enter church on time THENCE
Fascinated by Badminton shows INTO
Not much left in rubbish mostly LITTLE
Bad-tempered friend of Mole RATTY
Check on one foreign character CHI
Cockney put on payroll, creating resentment IRE
Insult female cashier DISMISS
Found among sarcophagi on ancient island IONA
Unhappy to have head dropping commercials ADS
Restless natives, most proud! VAINEST
Doctor adored Liberal woman past her prime? old dear