The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 06 02

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