The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 09 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Waiter cries — is completely lacking one salad ingredient WATERCRESS
Playwright again penning fairy story MOLIERE
One in wild gang growing old AGING
Come before red tape gets out of hand PREDATE
Split in Conservative radical wing CLEFT
College introducing ace tutor TEACH
Late yawn may be hidden here BEHINDHAND
Bulls, say, in ring almost immediately going west OXEN
Shark pelt napper HAMMERHEAD
Marine mollusc moves quickly, shedding skin CUTTLE
Failure of circuits announced LAPSE
Keen softly, having time in place of burial CRYPT
Conductor let end of Kyrie and Credo go wrong ELECTRODE
Tree covered in tinsel mainly ELM
A last word before English recess APSE
What could be Margaret Thatcher’s order? CONFIGURE
Spear small fish SPIKE
Strong wind meeting hill church. This could strip surface BLOWTORCH
Group openly gay and good-looking OUTFIT
Corral ram not able to be released pent-up
Bad defeat right round European league FEDERATE
Right country for ancient Italian ROMAN
Topic of article on Middle English THEME
Succeeds in getting piping for random attack POTSHOT
Relating to X marks in elite exam ELECTORAL
Expression of surprise after strange card game RUMMY
Ancient Palestinian port given new operation CAESAREAN
Maintenance of standing defensive tower UPKEEP
Wonderful sex I quite spoiled EXQUISITE
Greedy husky going after grub to polish off? GRASPING
Gloomy main actor — heartless, even LEADEN
Very good and lawful petition SOLICIT
Disposal of waste article I found in railway halt SANITATION
Invite advance stream over BECKON
Like hard wood ASH