The Times Cryptic 2022 05 27 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Drop in rank, so sale, etc, affected	LOSE CASTE
Relating to sort of blue film about break-up of USSR	PRUSSIC
Jog one's memory — as would campanologist?	RING A BELL
Love huge for Greek character	OMEGA
Curry scoffed by Jack or Margaret	KORMA
A bit behind mudflat is hill, affected by erosion	LATISH
A quartet, cosily placed, is least affected	NAIVEST
Lively dancing in ad entertains friend	ANIMATED
A judicial hearing in a main court	ATRIAL
Dismiss solver? One may be let off	FIRECRACKER
Taste blood after gatecrashing media function	LIKING
Labour man: he's cruel, unfortunately	HERCULES
Gossip just as wicked, originally	JAW
Historically, make good porridge?	AT ONE TIME
Odd characters in cult ain't family!	CLAN
Bit of a step up for taxi drivers, vintage car ultimately	RISER
Passed on one’s charm	OBI
Cooked veal and pork almost coincide	OVERLAP
New designer left job	RESIGNED
Charity some Canadians backed	AID
Muscle priest strained carrying lid of casket	TRICEPS
Capital Radio presenter also called to attend car crash?	DJAKARTA
Zero in change for one’s close friends	alter egos
Books at college were illuminating	LIT UP
Tory gains cut by 60 per cent, dance!	CONGA
French philosopher’s painful introduction to logicism	SOREL
Recall a time before permitted visits	EVOKE
Spaniard initially inspired by old measure, Picasso say	CUBIST
Extraordinary strike by opener for Bangladesh, cut	BRISKET
Never stopping, vessel guzzled by ancient drunk	INCESSANT
Spot old European currency	MARK
Go away — as would busy workers?	buzz off
Dessert’s component, mostly just filling	PARFAIT
Violent language from star priest?	CELEBRANT

Drop in rank, so sale, etc, affected

LOSE CASTE

Relating to sort of blue film about break-up of USSR

PRUSSIC

Jog one's memory — as would campanologist?

RING A BELL

Love huge for Greek character

OMEGA

Curry scoffed by Jack or Margaret

KORMA

A bit behind mudflat is hill, affected by erosion

LATISH