The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 11 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Parliamentarian leader holding up circular ROUNDHEAD
Part of plant greeting Zulu in European capital RHIZOME
Piece of silicon Greek character found in farmer’s yield by motorway MICROCHIP
Polish member enters spiritualist meeting, missing start ELEGANCE
Reliability of management line about spare points TRUSTWORTHINESS
Right inside baptismal bowl, a large hanging drapery FRONTAL
Shearwater, say, found by domestic animal on lake PETREL
Substance producing rust in west, reportedly OXIDANT
Travel on river — seriously DEEPLY
Writer for example visiting little sibling in film ESSAYIST
A hybrid type of clue ACROSS
Being lazy is fairly easy at first LIFE
Branch is above unknown multitude of ants? ARMY
Cinnamon ultimately goes in deep-fried bananas, as already explained! predefined
Colour of a lovebird flying around OLIVE DRAB
Dance is hard work HOP
Do some tremendous campaigning SCAM
Drain requires disinfectant to remove source of blockage LEACH
Endless chat about sports event DISCUS
Fancy coats and neckwear ASCOT
Favourite part of Cape Town PET
Freshwater fish and ray circling river BREAM
Land not cultivated in stages, we’re told STEPPES
New, albeit strange bottle of red, perhaps TABLE WINE
Place to get drinks and fun-size chocolate? MINIBAR
Plant a group of US agents to protect California ACACIA
Pond creatures requiring little rods TADPOLES
Refuse to acknowledge row about broadcast DISOWN
Smartphone software wasn’t accurate or practical APPLIED
Swindles one out of money CONS
Young child eating a second slice at breakfast? TOAST
Nice time for casual workers! TEMPS
Mature person shaving member of fighting force? OLDIE
Make a fuss, getting it set in stone AGITATE
Horse, possibly, nibbling root of willow tree ROWAN
Gaseous element identified by academy teacher RADON
Extreme suffering of some collecting game AGONY
Erudite academic, old, and German PROFOUND
Discharge sailor picked up by vehicle at hospital CATARRH
Chap carrying leftover food up for head nurse MATRON
Art work created by two characters in Thessaloniki PIETA
… dashed into Cooper’s Farm Feed Store? GRANARY
African doctor is able to accommodate gigantic bird MOROCCAN
Chapel keys regularly kept by woman attorney BETHESDA
Not having worried, put in for global police force INTERPOL