The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 04 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Sun hat, large, keeping more or less for now TOPICAL
Tend to like such a formal shirt perhaps as party wear? FANCY DRESS
Worried chapter must get cut CHEWED
Around one hour after midnight, put off Circle Line DIAMETER
Backup plan if a flea’s flying around fail-safe
Book coming out? EXODUS
British newspaper to make self-aggrandising claims BRAG
Conceal land between hills in poetry read aloud VEIL
Confuse double folio in bundle BAFFLE
Dessert heads for diner least expecting pool of liquid PUDDLE
Enlargement of fashionable pleat? INCREASE
Enough for bridge? More of us playing FOURSOME
Fake news’s ending poor actor SHAM
Five cheer in Mexico for little rodent VOLE
Fleshy part of judge, one said to be wise JOWL
Having no answer, somehow shell peas unaided HELPLESS
Remove impurities from cloak, regularly dipped in river DECOKE
Restraining headgear left in grip of new wife BRIDLE
Small racing toboggan stopped by drift’s first soft snow SLUDGE
Waste of time following stitch SEWAGE
Rate son lacking in emotion SCOLD
Present chest, topless OFFER
Pine touched by part of saw: it may need drilling TOOTHACHE
Over an hour spot does, very old DOTH
Lose bet, after card is turned over MISLAY
Intelligence is a boring topic GREY MATTER
Iceberg is a little lower CALF
Hand over money as TV dinner ad led to splurge stand and deliver
Given funds, so finish in credit ENDOWED
Frank and Jack, heading off around one NAIVE
For example, cat catching small rat? PEST
Extremely dark at first, gas light turned up NO END
Crew put rings etc on maybe? deck hands
Bring up behind tower REAR
Ban on snooker player in dormitory town? POTTERS BAR
Across river, a sort of bridge not available quickly PRONTO
A comedian performs in Balkan region MACEDONIA
Promenade area not safer after redevelopment SEAFRONT
Part of focus to merchant? CUSTOMER
Old vote supporting daughter’s university place OXFORD