The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Drink: last few bars stocking a lot CREAM SODA
Number of grains behind you THOUSAND
Play a note and strike a chord? RING A BELL
Piece of cake kennelling stray dog TERRIER
Mercenary backing Channel 5 VENAL
Spillage of paint not appropriate INAPT
Emphasise result of demand exceeding capability? STRESS
Thorough, say UTTER
Drop prominent display SPLASH
One needing to be driven home after ancient-looking cocktail rusty nail
Fuel in front of vehicle flaming up DERV
Old president works on a way to take charge to a greater extent Millard Fillmore
Mole inhabiting drains I'd eradicated INSIDER
British composer like Brahms or Wagner, say? GERMAN
Case of wife forbidding picture WESTERN
Game's ending pal! MATE
Second rate shot blunted at first in each and every game beach volleyball
Additional text ratified in part EXTRA
Head in hands, still bald! HAIRLESS
Greek framework extremely lacking ATTIC
Small stones in bottle? GRIT
A fishy style? MULLET
Contrary way — how Edward Lear worked? INVERSE
ARTICLE CHEERS GREEK CHARACTER THETA
Figure runs into you THREE
One counted on a god seeing sacrifice of Church ABACUS
Denouement unresolved, page missing ENDING
Four off, about to cause uproar FURORE
English county: old US president donning new shirt here HERTFORDSHIRE
Marvellous epicurean perhaps could be heard DYNAMITE
I'd advise you to assess trouble in joint DOVETAIL
Animal more affected by ’eat? OTTER
Not as much found in holes, surprisingly LESS
Important absence of diagram? NOTABLE
Some number in edges on equilaterals, squares NINES
Dry talk on flag recalled EVAPORATE
Charlie has put away a black jumper WALLABY