The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Naval area upset about member of US military offering protection AEGIS
Drank foolishly after a lot of narcotic, did one? DRUNKARD
One used to hang back in game so one-sided NOOSE
Summon Bishop and judge to depose King BECKON
Male embraced by lover not entirely a source of religious inspiration SWAMI
Black bird crossing a cape to find Polish city CRACOW
Taunted, after time, relaxed TEASED
Standing behind stuff inside motorway shop filling station
Greedy person at cup match producing hamper HOGTIE
Dog used for experiments? LAB
Obstruction, wide, first to last leading to jam ROADBLOCK
Depression: it is a medical condition COLITIS
Producer of notes and letters from abroad in charge of fight music box
Time to embrace ruffian THUG
Cut back openings for computing trainees? Absolutely right EXACT
Proposition left a married French woman taken aback LEMMA
Dead — hanged in awfully secret plan HIDDEN AGENDA
Football club has rushed in European currency FRANC
Society rebuffed my fake orchestral piece SYMPHONY
Drills are so dull BORING
Arrange peace after lab site vandalised ESTABLISH
Man, after one day, displaying specific way of speaking IDIOM
Form of AI no longer fresh, surely lacking core support expert system
People staying up late, close to Wales, oddly night owls
Clue man’s worked out for “America” UNCLE SAM
Place to eat hash? MESS
Sort of bread to consume, when outside WHEATEN
Initially tense year after Asian island suppresses routine violence BRUTALITY
Unexpectedly needing a forte — or even louder? DEAFENING
Male set up by antihero in fiction GATSBY
Pacific islander volunteers to strike Scotsman perhaps TAHITIAN
Be part of a lot of work I put into pub join in
Mostly underhand offer? SUBMIT
Scorpion? A sudden sally will protect chief, note ARACHNID
EXCELLENT PUNISHMENT FINE
Uncultivated — but you might pick up Oscar? WILD
Early seventies hit some play last LAYLA
Run off incline, changing direction at first ELOPE
Cosmetic treatment transforming pert and saucy girls plastic surgery
Extra repeats becoming so long bye-bye
Exclamation of annoyance about two different names given to a swordsman DARTAGNAN