The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Pressure leading favourite one controlled totally PUPPET
Is obliged to Greek character on street MUST
Repeat over and over — it takes a long time, note ITERATE
Anxious future maybe TENSE
Regret agent upset canteen REPENTANCE
Swimmer’s time leading to defeat TROUT
Old official always about arresting English REEVE
Restricted by most unexpected surprise STUN
Minor actor is remarkable, not ordinary EXTRA
Try one’s luck introducing European vegetable BEET
After returning animal, I go, saying little TACITURN
Priest leaving bar incident EVENT
Drought reduced Yorkshire town over time THIRST
Does exceptionally well gaining one gold and upwards EXCELSIOR
One giving party meeting refusal, resistance DONOR
Recite fictional broadcast adding points? ELECTRIFICATION
Stalks bound to be mostly cut fine SHEAF
Baseball player’s liquid container PITCHER
Drops artist, trendy RAIN
Scheme in eg Turin I concocted INTRIGUE
Street urchin’s advantage after Frenchman intervenes GAMIN
Hour joining a line by hospital department entrance ENTHRAL
Preparation of cells is behind, including last two in Strangeways LYSATE
English city demolishing round one area where Wedgwood worked ETRURIA
Twist editor queried to some extent TORQUE
Amusing exaggeration perhaps potentially accurate about Rhode Island? CARICATURE
Maybe KLM tune policy AIRLINE
Exchange of invective I missed TRADE
Reviewer, regularly acerbic, based on time in charge CRITIC
Background’s ripe edge, suspicious PEDIGREE
Controlling river channel and river — not two rivers EXECUTIVE
Retained cap, changing bits of it? KEPT
Grim quality of nasty sneers after end of Christmas Eve severeness
On radio, I’ll identify facial feature EYELID
Turn up day before new gallery closes in university EVENTUATE
Figure, recent, revised, put into sheet PERCENTAGE
Setter confused about round diamond ROSETTE
Staunch supporter of gardens STEM
Neat and decent reformed prior ANTECEDENT
Get involved to help bury Edward in church INTERCEDE