The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Winding stick first to break bulb DISTAFF
Beginning of sale — writing material to fall in price? SINK
Cheers advanced ability TALENT
Despatched to welcome hairstyle in coastal area SEAFRONT
Extremely irate after politician collecting silver becomes hoarder MAGPIE
Far from abundant incline LEAN
Fraudulent scheme? Clear off — not right! SCAM
Hard to understand inclusion of prison in area ultimately lacking ARCANE
Location unspecified when year changes ANYWHERE
Musician, old, is introduced to computer program OBOIST
One doing wrong upsetting songsters? Rare? Not entirely TRANSGRESSOR
Regularly observed inbound sight maybe? Balderdash NONSENSE
Strange man in tedious climb here? MOUNTAINSIDE
Take legal case against girl SUE
Temporary pact in Greek cases ACTING
That lady would get rid of outbuilding SHED
Wannabe snake — I speak violently ASPIRANT
Welcoming opening of restaurant, rank heavenly spread STRATUS
State one’s lost a lot of hair MANE
Squirm and shrivel when right out of place WRITHE
Sport a red frill RUCHE
Some verse as a sequence QUATRAIN
Simple house deceptively described HOMESPUN
Passion and fight oddly saved match WARMTH
Outlook for love: signs are mixed PROGNOSIS
One prepared to compromise who wins a second medal? BARGAINER
Endless street party getting noisier CRESCENDO
Back of room, one in school? FORM
SMALL, PALE BIRD SWAN
Sheep wandering over American city, wonderful old place EPHESUS
A kitchen only half finished leads to comment APERCU
After start of fire close damaged platform FOCSLE
City proposal a man casually trimmed SALAMANCA
Endlessly sad, relative not quite fitting in sweater SAUNA
Most active local objector finally failing in case NIMBLEST
Rifle at first a boy keeps firing wickedly ARSON