The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Bad-tempered? More so, unfortunately MOROSE
Cheerful bishop — just BRIGHT
Chic male wandering in compound? CHEMICAL
Drink — and slurp regularly SUP
Film-maker from Taormina originally ANIMATOR
Food — tons ready for eating TRIPE
Hush nieces playing round lake SILENCE
Image of veneration like Iona’s centres IKON
One female in very influential game of football? SEMIFINAL
Part you see in Hero and Leander’s union? ROLE
Put out some faint indication of political intent MANIFESTO
Second place to bury shard SPLINTER
Showing admiration, I really have very little time! IMPRESSED
Robert Browning's beginning Ring and Book BOB
Repeat short, simple song on love DITTO
One single Spanish vehicle, moving back, is lost AT SEA
Hear pianola playing, or a wind instrument AEOLIAN HARP
Guys' partners crossing a river in foreign capital DOLLARS
Time for delivery of French fruit, around 2nd of June DUE DATE
French miss typical ending for superlative fashion mag ESTELLE
Head of Langley called for houses to get bugged NEEDLED
Insulating layer perhaps seals edges of glasshouse PODGE
Run away from an exhilarating experience in colony ANTHILL
Stop and see changes on journey in March goose-step
Clot got a clue, surprisingly grasping answer COAGULATE
Run from Conservative European swindle FLEECE
NEW BOOK NOVEL
Run across moon explorer ROVER
Powerful warning king must leave POTENT
Worse French ruler putting down one former ruler LOUSIER
Fool, maybe, in party doing a pirouette PUD
First Labour leader picked up mixed drink KIR
Fine day to get into repeat of Love Island okey-dokey
Fictional Amerindian soldiers leaving Canadian city TONTO
Energy firm keeping trademarks present in group of posters BLOGOSPHERE
Brought up fake text for a PC? DOC