The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 10 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Group of workers covered by nation’s laws STATUTES
Side of meat cut for baked dish FLAN
Canvas giving trouble after ship crosses river STAYSAIL
Boy, pop singer needs one! MIKE
Small rooms where pot goes! PANTRIES
A French press chief accepts reverse, lacking support unbacked
Fruit web-footed bird found by touring English rivers GOOSEBERRY
Revolutionary shelter informer provided for marine plant EELGRASS
Lid securing head of raw fish CARP
Spineless fish extremely lazy about fighting COWARDLY
Fringe partly trimmed, gently EDGE
That man, creative, friendly and warm HEARTY
Fish endlessly on island, a Mediterranean one SARDINIA
Flyer produced by artist during spell in jail RAINBIRD
Joint ought to be livelier, ultimately SHOULDER
Attract newlywed to cross key part of castle, perhaps DRAWBRIDGE
Purest limits of music playing in band SPECTRUM
Ship rocks on wave ICEBREAKER
Howl worried upper-class Liberal repeatedly at first ULULATE
Bring up back REAR
Woman’s articles incorporating news ANNA
Reportedly purchase some African lilies primarily for celebration BIENNIAL
Doctor regales son, showing generosity LARGESSE
Doddery duke missing from Beds town UNSTABLE
Measurer for vehicle PROTRACTOR
Open lane used freely UNSEALED
Most ancient member of upper chamber breaking ties EARLIEST
Vehicle husband used in wild, uncultivated country BUSH
Fair, when daughter punches devious noble BLONDE
Weirdo backing party finally organised dance ODDBALL
Coins to drop in church CHANGE
American writer, female, Emily Dickinson, for example? POETESS
Exchange views on princess’s malediction DISCUSS
Lively spirit one observed in little sibling BRIO
Warning triangle represented ALERTING
Crazy, awful place — Brazil may be in it NUTSHELL
Presumably easy, raid becoming complicated I DARE SAY
Right behind tablet, a column PILLAR
Instrument in Cambridge college keeping in time CLARINET
Teaching alphabet including old Greek character IOTA
Bury model, one who intrudes interposer
Feature of poker: not bent STRAIGHT
Snake, police chief? COPPERHEAD