The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Appropriate hobby BAG
Observing vessel entering China MARKING
More successful gambler BETTER
Wonder regatta week contains AWE
Endless hard tirade, notorious ARRANT
Rational to accept house standard? Try several places shop around
What may help you make slam or blast? last trump
Army soldiers ousting one from concealed position HORDE
Girl’s progress in verbal communication DISCOURSE
Case of tiny Post Office error in print TYPO
Tense about new jeering remark TAUNT
Crow found in index, ultimately EXULT
Copper hit out, as foretold? PROPHETIC
Close to being miserly NEAR
That fellow’s blocking Civil Service game CHESS
Limits of truce probed by border topic THEME
Fine source of confusing statements but not primarily a cheat FIDDLER
Surprise gangster somehow forgetting name initially STAGGER
Quarrel a small bit SCRAP
Hydrogen lost in explosion about to circulate in rod casing? HOLSTER
Straight man mostly to halt rise of self-assertiveness STOOGE
Entertainer’s crowd HOST
Scots not great between banks of turbid river TWEED
Appreciating notes left after American’s probed glass substitute? MUSICAL
Obscure publicity material ignoring second book BLUR
Trick Australian natives, we hear RUSE
Be in charge of business group producing bedroom feature HEADBOARD
Port in Scotland? Indeed, right AYR
Wet season securing island fruit RAISINS
Radio’s studied later, after accident or crisis? RED ALERT
Period of excitement or dreary routine? RUT
Revision of poor plan’s outputting new suggestion PROPOSAL
University prepared to be stretched, having disposed of latest device UTENSIL
Astounding university — learn in new way UNREAL
Control sword, switching hands STEER
Bridge player, say, engaged in some work, producing unexpected feature EASTER EGG
Major work getting OUP excited, investing in lots of champagne MAGNUM OPUS
Thin time acquiring Volume One’s opening? Good luck as you go BON VOYAGE
Article poses timeless item for debate THESIS
Reputation held by pair of Americans? NAME
Directional sign, oddly awry, leading to argument ARROW
In fair manner, Dean held envy to be wrong EVENHANDEDLY