The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 06 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Theft occasionally leading to scrap on square perhaps TETRAGON
Hairless labrador knocked over daughter BALD
Keep mum involved in home decorating? Charming! DISHY
Slow-moving creatures torment mottled cat TORTOISESHELL
Male deer in mist again STAG
What's explosive about sex appeal? She once told us! HITE
Dog's den free — a stroke of good luck GODSEND
Heroes sit around making conjectures THEORISES
Escape a tricky situation? You get illumination from above LAMPLIGHT
Drug dealer quietly meets doorkeeper PUSHER
See double parking? Edward's cut off LOPPED
Fat, heartless Scottish landowner LARD
Keep receiving new adverts for protective legwear knee-pads
Made to keep one listening and prepared for battle? FOREARMED
Grill family's large vegetable PUMPKIN
One disloyal in a job, source of trouble APOSTATE
Start carving stone ONSET
Flatter dairy product promoted BUTTER UP
Fanatical detective to stop revolutionary RABID
Pairs in middle of slow lane advance LOAN
Tea and vinegar's out for us: also meat VEGETARIANS
Maybe part of Sunday's dinner dance mashed potato
French city spoils Parisian female, one trapped MARSEILLE
Herb adding price to alcoholic drink ALECOST
Suitable honour for rising figure MOTIF
Sailor's muscles ABS
Using fingers, mine, I count DIGITALLY
Tender Christian missionary recruiting in force PAINFUL
Mortified drone showed sign of injury HUMBLED
Fraudster once, losing last of medals, ruined cycling event TOUR DE FRANCE
Love European river NILE
Bore is miserable male being shunned EAGRE
Positioned like a king in charge of subject TOPIC
Effort of female put down FEAT
Warrior in hospital receiving special care SARACEN
Above river, study game CONTEST
Finally devour two chocolate eggs ROE
Plant needing a support, post to keep it in place mares-tail