The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 27

The Times Cryptic

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
Unexpected rain — cover predator?	CARNIVORE
Specious excuse before phone message	PRETEXT
Season of gold corporation needs starting out	AUTUMN
Resolute golfer’s support for furniture item	SETTEE
Praise twofold on way back	LAUD
Party decoration Dad’s welcoming home — cheers after	PINATA
One watching rook, lone, confused	ONLOOKER
Mistake translating “maturer”	ERRATUM
Itchy, let loose in bad-tempered way	TETCHILY
Field officer referring to boss’s facial feature	FOREHEAD
Extremely testy on phone, mostly about old storm	TYPHOON
Copy, ample, regularly used	APE
Completed on time? That’s clear	OVERT
Circuit of China recalled	LAP
Charge to restrict right on-line nuisance	TROLL
Assert time is typical	AVERAGE
All actors in show alternatively star	CASTOR
Corner fish	ANGLE