Cryptic Crossword 23

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1 Stared after green light, searched for an answer (7)
5 Chinese center may go in rehab (3, 4)
9 Fixer of alternative browser (7)
10 Poor farmer unites green vegetables with colony dweller (7)
12 Foothold in enemy territory is bad around every man (9)
14 Overwhelm after first lark (4)
16 Broadcast a response solo performance (4)
17 Carefree like Mitch and Cam (3)
19 Harbor each unwashed vandal (3)
20 Slyly eat a common Mexican staple (4)
21 Mentioned bashful pond attraction (3)
22 Gravity: it makes a person foolish (3)
24 Sailor wipes the middle of canvas (4)
26 Calls us every initial prompt (3)
27 Maglie and I left cruise (3)
29 Pay attention to decapitated hammerhead (4)
30 Zen master calls, "Hey, soldier!" (4)
31 How singer prepared: bathing (9)
32 Misuse home LAN for underground access point (7)
36 Not gush over type of wedding (7)
37 Spotted neat drink? (7)
38 Whines tortuously 2,000 years (7)
 
1 Muddled end-of-week cheer precedes pouch that's a godsend at Christmas (4, 3)
2 Mary, go head-to-toe with your boy (3, 4)
3 Heck, fail poorly with clever tip (4, 4)
4 Bad checks — 513 — for renamed country trio (5, 6)
5 Pay up, bigmouth (3)
6 Bostonian announces end of seeds (3)
7 George's musical brother I ran into (3)
8 Arise for duds (5)
11 Sadly, traps little herring (5)
13 Recklessly reordered lousy grande (11)
15 Farah to change half of Starbucks order (5)
18 Wing with a distinctive pattern is a place to remember (5)
23 Parasite to record destructive software (8)
25 An attempt to trick Ralph is hardly inconspicuous (5)
27 Kraft favorite clinching firsthand signal hung to start a firm (7)
28 Props border final chart explanations (7)
30 I objectively go into passion for Arabian country (5)
33 Minor shortcoming in basketball tournament (3)
34 Correct alternate Blackfish subject (3)
35 Finish goal (3)
Published 9 Oct 2020
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