The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A hundred old books — what you may find in bedroom COT
Fellow at door gets difficult delivery BOUNCER
Leader of Conservatives to roar and disintegrate CRUMBLE
Counter manoeuvres leading to defeat TROUNCE
Welsh politician entertained by many Englishmen NYE
American backer I turned up ANGELENO
Guy known for storytelling amuses Pat and Dicky de maupassant
Loudly quote drama during grand musical performance sight-playing
Gibberish from British hoi polloi heading off BABBLE
A salt? Two salts! TARTAR
Altered ground on which you might step TREADLE
Bad-tempered companion of Mr Toad RATTY
I'm going to restaurant, admitting drug abuse ill-treat
Like two in sequence certainly not face-to-face back-to-back
The Gunners fixing a day where young players train RADA
Drop in pace limiting English cricket side RELEGATE
Checking time to visit Maxim STAYING
Jokester willing to show patience? CARD GAME
Poetry, finally moving, needs love really EVER SO
Bail criminal in fix or jam TAILBACK
Working business boss recalled minister’s survey once-over
King: some Lionheart hurt ARTHUR
Exercise in American English USE
One on board ship wearing cape — a tough guy CHESSMAN
Greed seen when Virginia tucks into a particular food AVARICE
The heart's gone out of market place in India AGRA
Make familiar Bill, attractively unusual ACQUAINT
English-heritage.org inaccessible? Girl has got into it GEORGINA
Nursery rhymes for Linda Barton KINDERGARTEN
Cheese momentarily deserted by fly BRIE
Meeting in street after test TRYST
European's final act being reported FINNISH
Phoney wind instrument? AIR GUITAR
Ex-president agitated State Department, ultimately in a spot POLKA DOT
Sonnet's opening is able to follow a metrical pattern SCAN
Fairy's husband to pass away PERISH
Posh female set? GEL
Town's prohibition on old city URBAN
Big star's key song ALTAIR