The Times - Cryptic - January 27 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solution

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1535
Clues	Answers
A lack of effort getting fifth grades, reportedly	EASE
Cause of obesity is mostly inevitable destiny	FAT
Collar that has number turned up	NET
Crossroads into centre is under reconstruction	INTERSECTION
Empty Chaucer quote rubbished game played on grass	CROQUET
Female dog losing head in desire	ITCH
Follow the movements of vehicle reversing kilometres	TRACK
Game bird from one area of mountain top	PARTRIDGE
Greek character well on the way to being tight	TAU
Growths initially found upsetting New Guinea islander	FUNGI
Hard getting into dirty-looking small boat	DINGHY
Himalayan ox is all right over going without oxygen	YAK
Illness having Mike clearly in bed	COMPLAINT
Look endlessly for celebrity	STAR
New in constituency, old Republican politician	SENATOR
Nice groom is upset, made to offer efficient service	ERGONOMIC
Odd spirit raised for quiet talk	MURMUR
Opposing bridge players resist meeting	ENCOUNTER
Redoubt rebuilt to be more prominent	OBTRUDE
Report weapon’s stolen	GUNSHOT
River in hard to cut channel	TROUGH
Small joint development making packets?	SHIPBUILDING
Some ranchero I considered very brave	HEROIC
Succulent fruit piece, half gone	MANGO
Sustained campaign about European clothing	WEAR
Thousand pounds in good currency	GRAND
The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27571
Clues	Answers
Accomplished youth takes directions, having too much to carry	OVERLADEN
Almost broke, English woman welcoming offspring’s building skill	STONEMASONRY
Bloomer made by union leader in stiffly formal city	PRIMULA
Calm air disorientated true provider of courses	RESTAURATEUR
Casual greeting from old sailors in China	MORNING
Cut down staff, getting sack	POLEAXE
Exceptionally, change Ernie’s software	search engine
Extremely ironic, my terms badly affecting both sides	SYMMETRIC
Fabulous writer thus breaking a record	AESOP
Figure a small number continue to badger	NONAGON
Former lord crushed by one’s first spell in jail	old-time
French composer right to abandon burlesque	SATIE
Fresh greens I’d eat at first, given vitality	ENERGISED
Getting rid of doughy pudding left abandoned	DUMPING
Glowing article by doctor breaking fast	LAMBENT
Hold forth about gang leader, getting shot	OPALINE
Honour rise of the Spanish maid in Paris	ENNOBLE
Lightly wash back of cooker in quarters	RINSE
Liqueur no one young at university initially identifies	NOYAU
Loutishness of baddy finally replacing initiator of heist	YOBBERY
Mostly benevolent sergeant-major, a new member of the clan	KINSMAN
One who regrets hiding key for person delivering	RESCUER
Primate reportedly observed a Scotsman of great importance	spider monkey
Single-minded obsession of woman nursing Arab	MONOMANIA
Spray shrub briefly with last of insecticide	SYRINGE
Start delivering goods in German city	TRIGGER
They enjoy inflicting pain, like retired detectives way back	SADISTS
Unaccompanied male operating, a wise man	SOLOMON