The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1488 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1488 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Investigator, note, heading for court	TEC
Leaving group will get compensation	OFFSET
Like micro-organisms I detected in messy lab crate	BACTERIAL
Like Noah's animals, about 500, unaware of what is happening	in the dark
Not so far off, Conservative departing as unsuccessful candidate?	LOSER
Old boxer, a large one	ALI
Parts of ships, smooth and glossy when done up	KEELS
Party at end of short day is giving pleasure	SATISFACTION
Refuse to deal with sailor showing pirate's flag	BLACKJACK
Robert lost blood and moved unsteadily	BOBBLED
Some drank a raki in foreign city	ANKARA
Ultimate difficulty for camel?	last straw

Clues	Answers
A cat and a lion wandering round Spanish territory	CATALONIA
Bit of food? Offer some men a choice	NACHO
Change of scenery, as needed	NECESSARY
Charge about with us — excellent touring round	ACCUSE
Chums? Not right — cruel folk	FIENDS
Consent expresses nothing	say-so
Diesel I avoided travelling round city	LEEDS
Digit given hit changing at the tip	THUMB
Esteems good person turning up preceded by awful creeps	RESPECTS
Gutsy one turned out to be most junior	YOUNGEST
I halt workout — dissipated this amount of energy?	kilowatt-hour
Insect's disgusting inside, to be honest	FRANKLY