The Times Cryptic May 8 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27659
Clues	Answers
A particular chap, fifty-nine in spring	HELIX
After a struggle, takes naps on air	WRESTS
Airport's gear all scheduled shortly for replacement	charles de gaulle
Blunder admitted by volunteers turning up gas tanks for reptiles	TERRARIA
Change tack at any time, driving leader back	VEER
Charlatan tailed 1 down in Berlin	FRAU
Chemical process involving small number on team	MONOXIDE
Dined in local, coming back the worse for wear	beaten up
Distance I ran into outskirts of Rome at end of last month	decimetre
During meeting, start to employ one's discrimination	AGEISM
Engage in an attack, but don't take it seriously?	play about
Hold back burden	REFRAIN
I must stop careless lapse being spotted	ESPIAL
Imagine troops breaching barrier	DREAM
Learner driver's support when bad weather intervenes	TRAINEE
Main task that's easy comes as a blow on the coast	sea breeze
Make aggressive move at cards and clear what's left	OVERTRUMP
National church supporting reduction in tax	DUTCH
One taking part pains the jockeys	THESPIAN
Poseur from Germany boarding small punt	SWAGGERER
Prize article for one returning bird’s coat	PLUMAGE
Quick butcher's severing grand knight's arm	LANCE
Remaining one in residence made for two	RESIDUAL
Represent bear	stand for
Shrill cry of ecstasy in brief storm	SQUEAL
Take loads of money and be laughing?	do a roaring trade
To find ancient city in this province could be expected	NATAL
Town's first boozers screened entertainment many years ago	TALKIES
Unwanted, like returning drip	SADDO
Went back to centre of city with altered housing	REVISITED
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1609
Clues	Answers
’E tucked into girl’s meat	VEAL
14 having zero power to stop	VETO
Annoying very old partner, one no good	VEXING
At unspecified place in meadow, he reverses	WHEREVER
Better than average sort of pea __ bravo!	above par
Crawl, lazily, at first, beneath small plantation	GROVEL
Declare a vicar has turned up	AVER
Elves wandering around close to this craft	VESSEL
Flatter male TV personage in the bar, last of all	EVENER
Football or cricket team’s prime?	ELEVEN
Furious, means to escape across English border	VEHEMENT
Give gear mistakenly, causing distress	AGGRIEVE
Gutted, venerable European socialist changed direction	VEERED
Hard to translate verse? Easy at first	SEVERE
High temperature not starting at any time	EVER
More intelligent installing bar in church? Right!	CLEVERER
Prevents vast reforms overwhelming monarch	AVERTS
Second prize for pirate	SILVER
Struggle to eat what’s laid for breakfast? One would if it’s bacon	VEGGIE
Suddenly turn to render assistance, grabbing wife	SWERVE
Turning back periodically unnerves Swede, perhaps	SVEN
US ex-serviceman, seventy-five today? Much less than that	VET
Voter, say, unexpectedly to be a Remainer?	stay over
Welcome small bird’s class	AVES
Worked out only daughter’s about five	SOLVED