The Times - Cryptic - December 13 2019 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27533
Clues	Answers
Bachelor getting into beer with wealthy old dwarf	ALBERICH
Bishop with Catholic church in which men connect	BROMANCE
Bone a fish discovered in tin?	METACARPAL
Bookless characters felt line should be banter	RAILLERY
Conceited weaver revolutionary artist spots astride horse	ARACHNE
Cricket side succeeded, showing staying power?	LEGS
Denied having eaten pig inside	DISOWNED
Encouraged to have wickedly divine time	INVITED
Hard to fathom good man getting right into obloquy	ABSTRUSE
I'm sorry copper in restaurant rendezvous with secretary	mea culpa
Instruct colleague in the vernacular	INFORMALLY
Lag having arrived behind schedule holds us back	INSULATE
Legal document that might be a trap?	CONVEYANCE
Matey only accommodating one in taxi	SOCIABLE
Message that was sent with passion	WIRE
Obscene flaw in such valued stock?	blue chip
Paintings to appear in learned book perhaps that's hard work	TOILSOME
Powerful feller Bond consulted	CHAINSAW
Rap performance overheard offers dark scene	NOCTURNE
River in countryside with source hidden	URAL
Smitten gay men date heartless Trojan hunk	GANYMEDE
Stone me __ man beheaded outside!	EMERALD
Take lead from large boss	UMBO
Time to restore confidence having lost one small gem	TREASURE
Under Scots mountain hate festering	BENEATH
Well-ordered condition of the pure in spirit?	NEATNESS
With yam and fertile ground, here one may trace roots	family tree
Works caught on __ sure success one concludes	CONCERTI
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1504
Clues	Answers
A court drama, in part	ACT
Ad lib is put in to make enhancement	IMPROVISE
Belief about timeless perfume being a high point	CRESCENDO
Body of troops with British equipment __ nowadays European?	BRIGADE
Broadcasting a current band	AIRING
Colour of bird down	peacock blue
Determining one’s position flying into Tangier	orientating
Feeling low key	MOOD
Finest __ and worst?	BEST
Foolish king put outside home in a row	LINEAR
In tent, ravers all find trip over	TRAVERSAL
Mob boa wriggling in grass	BAMBOO
Mostly trim and cut root vegetable	PARSNIP
Not working after rent swindle	rip-off
Picture that is cut by magazine	IMAGE
Policeman in charge introduced to volunteer	OFFICER
Quiet desire for witch hunt?	PURGE
Refuse space for car without key	GARBAGE
Say nice things to father holding milky coffee	FLATTER
Stole line written by playwright	SHAWL
Take a number back	NET
To ease, go through again putting in English	RELIEVE
What serves diners a feta-rice mix?	CAFETERIA
What’s regularly used for impair?	MAR
Who has first of weddings in Reno overturned	OWNER
Writing fluid colour lacks power	INK