The Times Cryptic May 13 2021 Crossword Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27976
Clues	Answers
Al Capone's version?	ALUMINUM
City where lives must go on as normal	PARIS
Deer and young bear perhaps raised in cave	BUCKLE
Equipped with answer to expose Marxist on City Council	ACCOUTRED
Filth of river: one lifted dog out of water	RIBALDRY
For which we say golfer should be dismissed, oddly!	EAGLE
Get wrong Times reprint for distribution	MISINTERPRET
Historic payment that is put on the books	SCOT
I close venue for undesirables urgently	in earnest
I must keep small boy towing the line	ONSIDE
Lender almost smiling: it's on the house!	LIBRARIAN
Narrow margin's inches	NOSES
One chap's rival wins fresh conflict	spanish civil war
One present of a shirt for nurse to wear	ATTENDEE
One put on trial, eg, hoped thus finally to reform	SHEEPDOG
Pad cushioned and strapped?	flat broke
Private collection primarily including the works of such as Balzac	GALLIC
Refer to eccentric golfer's top: an impressive jumper!	tree frog
Request team playing hands to one side	ASKEW
Standard, partially declining, is never going up	ENSIGN
State of fruit topping one put together	HAWAII
Store stuck with live bingo	bonded warehouse
Sweets and chocolate bar that has approval from the sovereign?	MARSHMALLOWS
Take out girl __ one I left consumed with passion	ANNIHILATE
Take things easy at first __ in time place very busy	THIEVE
Toss drink and lose it	FLIP
Union of College with High that's illegal here	POLYGAMY
Work with football team keeping one quiet long into the night?	MANIPULATE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1873
Clues	Answers
A mug served up cold	ALOOF
Always near telly, unfortunately	ETERNALLY
Cause suffering to company during sudden upturn	SCOURGE
Class of small alien	SET
Couple regularly encountered in Douro	DUO
Disappointed about others completely trapped in marshy area	CRESTFALLEN
Fuss about rapier regularly used for naval weapon	TORPEDO
Give a justification for former patent	EXPLAIN
High pulse is weirdly unusual	OFFBEAT
Hours revised taking in new career	ONRUSH
Lead actor's reminder about line	CLUE
Look forward to a Joker, accepting answer	AWAIT
Mostly see a politician where stars are looked for?	OBSERVATORY
Opening in material of reef relating to body	CORPOREAL
Part of eye in centre of head behind ears, perhaps	CORNEA
Perish swallowing salt water with sulphur, a possible cause of death	DISEASE
Shore bird beloved by papa	PLOVER
Steer clear of social worker introducing great conflict	BEWARE
Swift pint after BBC concert	PROMPT
The woman had building in garden	SHED
Unconventionally name bus "Ray"	SUNBEAM
Unsightly mark on European causing fright	SCARE
What could hold tape of privy last words turned up	SPOOL
What young often do in earnest __ learn	NESTLE