The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Mad piranhas as terrible as fleet of warships SPANISH ARMADA
Limits phosphorus in agricultural device for small bird HEDGE SPARROW
Overseeing helper? PERISCOPE
Blundering into strange turning, showing adventurous spirit derring-do
Wanting education and mostly ill prepared UNREAD
Regularly strokes digit TOE
Sarah giving a speech to relish SALAD DRESSING
Not totally against insect ANT
Pointless empty unit in document holder FUTILE
Hard, finding clubs in New York ROCKY
Tune from mass organised yodel MELODY
Finale cut short before middle part: we want more! ENCORE
Falcon’s pursuit HOBBY
Spinning plate, one lacks civilised instincts ANIMAL
See guy turning up around store, in charge BISHOPRIC
Roman's date is not a bit small NONES
Change of rate more certain for financial official TREASURER
Pine and willow casing old vessel LONGBOAT
Person checking lines succeeded as a linesman? VERSIFIER
Laughter about a scoundrel initially alleviating back pain HEADACHE
Recovering from mixed gin espressos REPOSSESSING
It precedes fast run in dip by one tot heading west MARDI GRAS
Barrister’s underpants BRIEFS
Zoom call only half about head of state CAREER
Silly fellow to singe pork pie CHARLIE
Some sockeye salmon? Certainly! YES
European and say a pair of Poles bring round Irishman's work FINNEGANS WAKE
Undergo conversion in church structure, we hear ALTER
Descendant of dissolute cousin not upper-class SCION
Put off some food — consumed sandwiches last for dinner DISHEARTEN
Bound to be in extremely terrible, indebted state TETHERED
Italian bear touring island by India LUIGI
Hopeful prohibition gets lifted during decline WANNABE
Heroically resisting pizzicato, perhaps? UNBOWED
Did quail or chicken, we hear COWERED
Tactile woven mesh LATTICE
Sports champion remains after burning energy ASHE
Going around a lake, my waterproof covering GALOSH
Examining body stand out, holding drape at edges EDEXCEL
Criminal's demand to pass drink hands up