The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 03

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Prisoner admitting umpteen crimes initially, evil chap LUCIFER
Airline supported by Church composer BACH
Shaft, access directly into tunnel, first of all ADIT
Fastening hardly by one's ear? KNOT
In from France entering passage, temporary TRANSIENT
Fashionable greeting, quiet HIP
Reward left buried in concrete REQUITAL
Copper right — not many for stay-at-home order CURFEW
Nobody making two high-pitched sounds PIPSQUEAK
Taking complete control to attain rail reforms TOTALITARIAN
Radicals quit side LEFT
Scorn energy drinks editor returned DESPISE
Extremely anxious about answer, turned over RANSACKED
Insult someone male, equally hollow cock a snook
End up seeing number who attended TURNOUT
Flatter, taking in 100, in plant BUTTERCUP
Sharp part cut, chopped and served raw TARTARE
Film-maker in arcade: movie getting shot video camera
Turtle said to metamorphose, sound as an insect STRIDULATE
See red, blue and silver in container blow a gasket
Empty water, five tons on top DRAIN
Funny to get new start delivering fish TUNNY
Temper evident having missed baseline? Beastly call MOO
Hash, a chow's chow? DOGS BREAKFAST
Two characters discussed — one's pretty CUTIE
Get different boat in OBTAIN
Continually harass pack member? HOUND
Splendid gem BRILLIANT
Noble king owing bags DUKE
Printer in police station? One of two up for approval THUMB
Relative in distress I saved SIS
Prayer penned by dude for qualification CAVEAT
Blue — he’d adore new sporting contest double-header
A certain four sections cut originally in a shorter broadcast ORCHESTRA
Building material rating revised by English GRANITE
A noted pain troubling native far, far away ANTIPODEAN