The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 09 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Taken in by absorbing Resistance story HARD TIMES
Tory holding Liberal ultimately responsible for hacked phone CLONE
Traveller from Venice has bow in hair — old look MARCO POLO
Uncontrolled desire to have a place? RESIDE
Attempting to get fish after ordinary food TACKLING
Awfully scared when drinking one cocktail SIDECAR
Disrespectful type has come out grabbing king and queen MOCKER
Emperor had managed to cross India HADRIAN
Err so badly, making you more upset SORER
Face pain, showing self-assurance PANACHE
Final action in school period — ten punished INTERMENT
Good Parisian about to become someone important NOB
Leader briefly turns up, making you cry SOB
Looking embarrassed about daughter RED
Most good-looking worker, some very holy person too HANDSOMEST
Most pleasant characters among Venice's tourists NICEST
Possess new shelter HAVEN
Prevent bread going bad DEBAR
Some hamburgers about to be served as common food GRUB
U-turning Socialist is no Conservative? Discuss CONSIDER
Very little language in a short Bible extract? VERSE
Writer meeting tragic woman, a female of many words? POETESS
Short skirt put into carrier: one from our line? HOMINID
Sat awkwardly in a wine store, choose not to partake? ABSTAIN
Sales do badly — stock so restricted? LASSOED
Reptiles, concealed in topiary, go outside no longer OPHIDIA
Poll tax protester rival to Thatcher mentioned? TYLER
Mischievous wife rubbished his claim WHIMSICAL
Milk served over arsenic in snacks before meal TAPAS
Introduction to Alceste not short in accompaniment ALONG
Fuel running short as tugs perhaps crossing N Asian landmark PETRONAS TOWERS
Fruit come to ground creates public interest LIMELIGHT
Event in which police backed soldiers spontaneously EXTEMPORE
English about to tuck into lean boneless meat ESCALOPE
Defence ministry traitors elevated in 28? STARDOM
Cutting fish, worker grasps flounder's tail TRENCHANT
Conservative departing America's heart to submit ENTER
Cereal crop parts burning in distance we hear? EARSHOT
Blatant imposture girl and boy must defend UNASHAMED
Best work men? OPTIMAL