The Times - Cryptic - January 1 2019 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27236
Clues	Answers
Agent in male clothes	MINISTER
Ancient orcas swimming across the Pacific, say?	TRANSOCEANIC
Around America, a large body of water diverted	AMUSED
Blown, three sheets to the wind	WASTED
Body like that shouldering rock	TORSO
Change required around odd parts of Antrim — might this be tried?	PATIENCE
Chicken like a canary	YELLOW
Cordial communication ultimately distributed in plate?	iron-clad
Crew from the galleon, all at the bottom	MEN
Design one has to beat	TATTOO
Drinking one huge quantity of wine, fair to drool	SALIVATE
Exercise hard, a cheek aloft	PILATES
Figure you grind down	THOUSAND
Force in liquid, bottling a drink	cafe noir
Going topless, flesh to put away?	EAT
Identify a report in story that may be panned by Italians?	TAGLIATELLE
In hostile environment, soldier that’s whipped in France?	CHANTILLY
In sheets and blankets etc, not as much being darned	BLESSED
Journeying afar, vaster place to tour around	space travel
Losing tie, I'm sorry to have got involved	BEHIND
Measure of his work written with determination, mere poet	william blake
OK swimmer keeping in trim, doing the backstroke?	RATIFY
One warmed by this retrospective poem, stay	FIRESIDE
Operative relocating us, a girl needing Charlie to fill in	SURGICAL
Perfect situation, part equally distributed served up	IDYLL
Podgy middle in sight	STUMPY
Sculptures possibly in bronze material	TARTAN
Undertake something to chew on, stuff on a programme	DOCUDRAMA
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1256
Clues	Answers
Blackleg hit right in mug	STRIKEBREAKER
Demanding unit nearly all get moving	ONEROUS
Fool the man in dress	CLOTHE
Footwear has room initially for small stone	ROCK
Gourmet mixed up rice with last of sauce	EPICURE
Hot ire concerning sycophantic associate	hanger-on
I remain upset about grand headache	MIGRAINE
In some ridicule, stumped by Joker	JESTER
Line of a tear in paper sheet	PARENTAGE
Lottery has drunk losing billions	LOTTO
Minister is former old Republican	PASTOR
Need to refuse to handle missing book	LACK
Organ installed in Hackney Empire	EYE
Pass round hard patch of dense woodland	THICKET
Potential contortionists try a dislocating extra	SUPPLEMENTARY
Put right about velocity in bend	CURVE
Sailor has to acquire aim	TARGET
Serves initially in net — a reversal for this game?	TENNIS
Son with story that’s old and familiar	STALE
Support British oldster losing daughter	BOLSTER
Surprise attack from male in a small tree?	AMBUSH
Take repast regularly?	EAT
Tough quality has diners disturbed	HARDINESS
What pear, ugli, hip, apple and melon ultimately will do?	RIPEN