The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Had food finally landed in appropriate place, at long last? BELATEDLY
Wind got of husband’s casual reference to couple? MEANDER
One going left hot drink close to pram: naughty! IMPISH
Less of a shock for one leaving here? BARBERS
Very young infants have small playgroup, independently under ones own steam
A sub reportedly abandoned ALONE
Set aside steel to be carried by European vessel EARMARK
English banker getting axed — or estate manager? EXECUTOR
Vulnerable Cockney’s safe and sound UNARMED
Suffering from cold several times bonfires must be built FROSTBITTEN
Old dictator seeing money accrued after election is endless pol pot
Expert’s characteristic, confrontational position FACE TO FACE
Call English knight “señor” in Spain? ENTITLE
Classmate ultimately failing to pass ELAPSE
Old monk’s high point joining order BENEDICT
Released, being old and almost completely useless EXEMPT
For physicist, a very disastrous error having a doctor round AVOGADRO
Kid is very loud after tea CHAFF
What you see before eruption upset island paradise AVALON
Bout follows live match BEFIT
Shrink understood Leo — only for so long toodle-oo
Report of case for Oxonian: E Morse? on dit
Wide river: manage to cross it in pain far-reaching
Musical works tell a story, radical on reflection LIEDER
Thus overlooked, boy did play, strangely ODDLY
Old firm keeping tax returns in book OCTAVO
University fellow stretched, evidently, to a higher level UPHILL
Festival queen, depressed, finding comfort in retirement EIDERDOWN
Old-fashioned daughter walked on over RETROD
Four German couples appearing at end of Huckleberry Finn? YACHT
MI6 in a position to provide support ASSISTANCE
Put back a class of biblical scholars? RESET
Cracking crime coming first in mountain region SINAI
Henry returning to pay in haste HOTFOOT
Incorrect statement about Disney character, about right for tycoon? PLUTOCRAT
This might make painter tell a tale YARN
Object after husband’s made track difficult TRYING
Stud resembling star affixed to cape CASANOVA
Stony ridge linked to football training BANKRUPT
End of transition leaving you undecided? TORN
Advocate coppers should have jurisdiction PREACH
Troubled Euripides endlessly praying here? prie-dieu
Force chaps to infiltrate second corporation MOMENTUM
Ban for wielder of a quill? PROSCRIBE
Disapproved of cheers? The opposite! TABOO
Musical dramas back to back, merging in effect OPERATIVE
Nonsense about basic fitness of course good reason for scepticism CREDIBILITY GAP
Titled lord, frightfully musical! dr dolittle
Disturbance over waiter’s tip, followed by row UPROAR
Fixed payment sees writers hit back PENSION
A change in how much beer you drink? About time! ALTERATION
Force offering amnesty from time to time MET
Sound disapproving note about one franc confection Tutti Frutti
What bishops may grasp about different men CROOKS