The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 09 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Part of speech in French introducing a garden plant VERBENA
Worker’s musical production originally viewed in formal wear OPERATIVE
Obnoxious son arrested by Labour leader over party LOATHSOME
Avoid drill sergeant’s shouted command SHUN
Impair appeal when going topless HARM
Dark period man on board talked of NIGHT
Queen isn’t commonly old-fashioned QUAINT
Tolerating a heartless order ABIDING
Jet starts to near airport in Italian city RAVENNA
Top European waterway skirting state missile launching site CAPE CANAVERAL
Insect’s dance? And what might end it? MOTHBALL
Inconvenience male in nightclub fashion DISCOMMODE
Swarm starting to encircle every man TEEM
Expensive source of venison reported DEAR
Where one might conceal a cough a little late BEHINDHAND
Prince given ring, a symbol of saintliness HALO
Buy back embarrassed leaders in European export market REDEEM
Officer commanding little group OCTAD
Pretend to play two different but identical notes MIME
Very old eat in canteen, just outside, strangely ANCIENT
Large-scale electronic image? EPIC
Word silver worker used for shrewish woman TERMAGANT
State sector briefly featuring in vocal piece ARIZONA
Gull-like bird — in water, normally TERN
Fastener on animal enclosure, extremely nasty and trashy CATCHPENNY
Small measure girl’s taken to cover new term MILLIMETRE
Purchased in branch, taking little time BOUGHT
Very demanding wordplay I have put round it PUNITIVE
End of school period TERM
A French patissier emptied oven to see how dough is before rising UNPROVEN
Ship carrying queen’s flag STREAMER
Mass converted clan go to in Rome CONGLOMERATION
Dull, going over sierra in damp part of US MIDWEST
Ungodly composer missing in India PAGAN
Go to court, having set fire to one barrier LITIGATE
Teacher openly revered at first by boy king TUTOR
Plant everyone observes at end of field ALLSEED
Conflicting information received in delight DIVERGENT
Where’s Tobermory? A bit in from Ullapool MULL