The Times Cryptic May 14 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27664
Clues	Answers
Begin to explain my activity at restaurant?	INITIATE
Cockney in to cut deal, one predicting change	BAROMETER
Commitment shown in battle	ENGAGEMENT
County council leader’s last to be ousted	MAYO
Cut up heart that fills pastry	MINCEMEAT
Dairy product from East found in Irish province	MUENSTER
Entire can spilled that's full of juice	NECTARINE
Fish good served alongside two others	GRAYLING
Fissure allows the French inside underground chamber	CLEAVE
Free from sin, is inclined to enter church	CLEANSE
Fur coat owner's hesitant admission?	ERMINE
Invitation to compete with your setter __ in flower arrangement?	RACEME
Lead analyst perhaps taking Speaker’s role?	ASSAYER
Man woman married and separated from daughter in Skye?	HEBRIDEAN
Mating period over and he's out to grab attention	turn heads
Mike with two Europeans consuming unknown appetisers	MEZE
Move silently, forbidden to speak, beating team	steel band
Occultism threatening astrologers, complacent at first	black magic
One giving partial cover to member in strike	SOCK
Organised church spread	RANCH
Organised gang discredits a former leader	giscard destaing
Oven's content fed to bird who'd appreciate it?	STARVELING
Reformed buccaneer having run away to square sins?	EXPIATE
Roaming free as feline, not caught by mammoth	at large
Satanists' leader breaks mirror in church recess	APSE
Spaniard, no longer with Man U, quits team	ELEVEN
Where, in Massachusetts, engine driver needs stronger drink?	SALEM
Witty style in a new essay following requests	PLEASANTRY
Worried having to work longer hours?	RESTLESS
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1613
Clues	Answers
Bad look coming from someone vile, yes?	evil eye
Blessing has been surprisingly given to dissident group	benefaction
Chinese dynasty, something bright and good	SUNG
Computer screen maybe shows fine creatures running around	user interface
Doddery uncle getting on, eating hospital meal	LUNCHEON
Dull pad?	FLAT
Eastern bird coming to a lake, not stopping	ETERNAL
Embrocation finally rubbed into chest __ awful stink	STENCH
Figure girl collects rubbish	STATUE
Finally allowing outsiders to depart with everything included	in all
German dictator battered the French? Right!	HITLER
I noticed Ron splashing around bathroom product	CONDITIONER
Inane tot in front of teacher, in trouble for not listening	INATTENTION
It's bad at sea, stormy __ lots of info here	DATABASE
Most magnificent garden redesigned, facing street	GRANDEST
Nobleman keeping nothing in outhouse	BARON
One's confused, giving negative responses	NOES
Pose to offer word of thanks in love	AFFECTATION
Pretend not to notice what Nelson would do spinning round?	turn a blind eye
Release a Parisian philosopher, guillotine finally spared	UNLOCK
Smears experts	DABS
Teenager fixed drink	green tea