The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 06 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Maybe part of Sunday's dinner dance mashed potato
Pairs in middle of slow lane advance LOAN
See double parking? Edward's cut off LOPPED
Slow-moving creatures torment mottled cat TORTOISESHELL
Start carving stone ONSET
Tender Christian missionary recruiting in force PAINFUL
Theft occasionally leading to scrap on square perhaps TETRAGON
Above river, study game CONTEST
Bore is miserable male being shunned EAGRE
Effort of female put down FEAT
Escape a tricky situation? You get illumination from above LAMPLIGHT
French city spoils Parisian female, one trapped MARSEILLE
Herb adding price to alcoholic drink ALECOST
Heroes sit around making conjectures THEORISES
Keep mum involved in home decorating? Charming! DISHY
Made to keep one listening and prepared for battle? FOREARMED
Mortified drone showed sign of injury HUMBLED
One disloyal in a job, source of trouble APOSTATE
Plant needing a support, post to keep it in place mares-tail
Positioned like a king in charge of subject TOPIC
Sailor's muscles ABS
Suitable honour for rising figure MOTIF
Tea and vinegar's out for us: also meat VEGETARIANS
Warrior in hospital receiving special care SARACEN
What's explosive about sex appeal? She once told us! HITE
Male deer in mist again STAG
Love European river NILE
Keep receiving new adverts for protective legwear knee-pads
Hairless labrador knocked over daughter BALD
Grill family's large vegetable PUMPKIN
Fraudster once, losing last of medals, ruined cycling event TOUR DE FRANCE
Flatter dairy product promoted BUTTER UP
Finally devour two chocolate eggs ROE
Fat, heartless Scottish landowner LARD
Fanatical detective to stop revolutionary RABID
Drug dealer quietly meets doorkeeper PUSHER
Dog's den free — a stroke of good luck GODSEND
Using fingers, mine, I count DIGITALLY