The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Need to leave almost leaderless business EXIGENCY
Want costly article reduced DEARTH
Log touching piece of rope? RECORD
Be concerned about Liberal bore CALIBRE
Knight's half of republic's capital DUB
Japanese combatant seen in jazzy trousers NINJA
Cross, somewhat tetchy bridegroom HYBRID
A foreign action keeps police in two minds UNDECIDED
Superior unions collectively back strike UPPERCUT
MATERIAL DUG UP DENIM
Dried fruit is placed in water RAISIN
A carrier on building site cuts short time in plant ASPHODEL
Colourful English Times involved in hearing EXOTIC
English sides swallowing one team's panacea ELIXIR
Fit one wool supplier up, touring classy island MAURITIUS
Gambling centre where pound note’s gone west RENO
Horrible old chest holding new debtor's notes OBNOXIOUS
Part of city starts to slag off Home Office SOHO
Perfect state of Irish victor housed by granny NIRVANA
Possibly infinite series of language lessons AGELESS
Pressure monk to preserve small part of vessel's contents PLASMA
Soppy book about island on line EMOTIONAL
Staged revolutionary Hamlet, say, and suchlike inside ENACTED
University in lead is first in Hungary to pen large issue PUBLISH
Blunders and fears losing face ERRORS
Catch business associate mostly lying around ENTRAP
Church carols regularly creating confusion CHAOS
Damage a car travelling round island country COSTA RICA
Doctor taking a break GAP
Even so, it’s somehow extremely logical STILL
New dating site got going INSTIGATED
Person tending to accept European job CAREER
Pressure injected in to overhaul weapon TORPEDO
Remain behind everybody else LAST
County charity's first to go broke down-and-out
Macerate bananas for afternoon treat? CREAM TEA
Visualisation of data from each trip out PIE CHART
Insect worn out eating top of gnarly plant STAG BEETLE
Like 007’s work, until SPECTRE crumbled top-secret
Artist hosting one West Indian festival DIWALI
Outstanding male feature's very soft in water ADAMS APPLE
Power held by very severe overseas correspondent PEN PAL