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