The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Successor to Leo VI right to abdicate VIRGO
I disclaim concealing songbird’s individuality IDENTITY
Scotsman possibly crossing river in Asian republic IRAN
One’s not expected America to back British pronunciation to increase SURPRISE
Catch a husband, a smoker HOOKAH
Leak found by wise man swallowing tablet SPILLAGE
Change position in pub, finding horizontal beam CROSSBAR
Conservative leader too old for media exposure COVERAGE
Agree scam must get old police turning up CONCUR
Dandy dropping Ecstasy is a failure DUD
Function in series RUN
In election meeting Conservative on look out for Liberal to interrupt CONCLAVE
The story, in short: depressed, being fat TALLOW
Food for a friar TUCK
Irritable about party mostly — it’s a mockery TRAVESTY
Keenness more difficult for a Cockney, we hear? ARDOUR
Maintain stronghold KEEP
Position of sculptures Epstein initially turned out STATUS
Vegetable found in vessel in dump TURNIP
Young creature Mike brought into research-room LAMB
Steal in? half-inch
One bound to succeed’s reported bearing HEIR
In team playing left half, powerful winger CASTLE
Tramps on front of porch, one attracted by our neighbour PHOBOS
Spare new driver always having to cover paper round LEFT OVER
Price hotel fixed for air transport HELICOPTER
Crime against ploughman reported in a flash SCINTILLA
Restrain journalists overcome by drink? SUPPRESS
Give up fish for doughy pudding DUMPLING
Galloping Etruscan “horsemen” CENTAURS
As a result of hard work cracked a new profession for ones pains
Don’t sack old city: keep it under your boot perhaps SPARE TYRE
Composer contributing to popular newsletter ARNE
Old poet all bones, lacking later energy SKELTON
It’s inhuman to black men needing a lift ROBOT
A tactic I deployed to find lake TITICACA
Part-song giving rise to impish enjoyment GLEE
One overwhelmed by graduate’s prejudice BIAS
Eg Hannah’s daughter after friend in Italian city PALINDROME
Dry chapter trimmed all round PARCHED
Times covers revolutionary Iran in a sort of code BINARY