The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
The very bright edges of earring and garish extra decorations EGGHEADS
Truant's old boring tool cases AWOL
Untidy person content to leave India for European country SLOVENIA
When one may get a nasty shock? BAD HAIR DAY
“Two portions of meat — and be quick about it!” chop-chop
Accepted in Jodhpur, serving ship’s officer PURSER
After struggle, woman raised capital in Europe VIENNA
Almost set out to be a celebrity STAR
American journalist subjected to exploitation USED
Army poet’s sleeveless jacket TABARD
Change item in variety show TURN
Creature identified by duke on small low-lying island DONKEY
Equable English archdeacon EVEN
Farmer digesting extremes of horror in crime novel THRILLER
Forceful surgeon engaging macho types VEHEMENT
Game played by good university teacher GURU
Genuine-sounding angler’s device REEL
Instance of arsenic being brought into church CASE
No longer virginal, but not pursued, we hear UNCHASTE
One in pursuit of spirit to follow beer, perhaps CHASER
Painstaking, albeit lacking in refinement THOROUGH
Pair entertaining great fondness for shore bird PLOVER
Pal I shot mistakenly — and where he ended up? HOSPITAL
Silver-haired poet mentioned in speech GREY
Size of area in top conurbation CAPACITY
Songbird principally nesting under material on roof NUTHATCH
Take a lot of time to become socially accepted? BELONG
Soldiers take steps to secure new weaponry ORDNANCE
Showing appreciation of a quantity of ashes? GRATEFUL
Ship moving slowly out of lake ARGO
Returned garments displaying blemish SPOT
In Paris, my sister picked up a rubber MASSEUR
How amazing to be welcomed by host one meets stone me
Hostility from states no one's backing AVERSION
Favourable result — reverse of home leg in capital city WINNIPEG
Fake sign of unpaid bill in English club SPURIOUS
Executive's helper to keep teasing model PARAGON
Deny one plugs hit record at first DISCLAIM
Cryptic indication of Sally or Jack's rank second mate
Cordial but not popular? One may blow up GRENADE
Charmed in brief period before spring SPELLBOUND
Blue movie of Hitchcock's right to go after terror IMPROPER
Bells ring only up to noon during visit CARILLON
Explanations of say French art welcomed by lovers once EXEGESES
Tail pinned to cuckoo END POINT