The Guardian - Cryptic - May 04, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic - May 04, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Clues	Answers
A maiden was not accustomed to hold me for pleasure	AMUSEMENT
Become exhausted, like a narrowly-beaten cricket team	RUNSHORT
Brother stores silver tubing for musician	BAGPIPER
Doctor married lover	ADMIRER
Drive Earl in California? That's sweet!	CARAMEL
Drunken tackle keeps player well connected	TIGHTKNIT
Engagement revealed in game show	MESH
Head of security to check back for trends	TIDES
Interest in soldiers' act	RETURN
Inventor in side-on crash	EDISON
Know Carol's not up in London	KENSINGTON
Mail centre becomes profit oriented	MERCANTILE
Man with weapon hidden in clothing	GARMENT
Mistress recounts a disaster	COURTESAN
Money leads Charlie into temptation	LUCRE

Clues	Answers
Pinches small quantities of booze	NIPS
Place of judgement where Penny advanced tycoon	PEARLYGATES
Poet has single girl introduced to mountain climbing	ROSSETTI
Revive space traveller with oxygen	COMETO
Rushes about with English detective	REEDS
Scrap dealer keeps Ethel confused? Exactly!	TOTHELETTER
Silencer Mike put on Victorian pick-up	MUTE
Small child gets spect­acles for motor vehicle	SKIDOO
Society awaiting settlement of expenses	SPENDING
Sovereign tucked into fish in lounge	IDLE
Thoughtlessness right away leads to rudeness	IMPUDENCE
Time of day for loose women in Senegal	SUNDOWN
Travel a short time to a river	MOTOR
Uncovered bet about old vessel reaching pole	STARKNAKED
Yarn about Lawrence having opponents browbeaten	THREATENED