The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 13

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Very worried daughter is given lesson about e.g. writing DISTRAUGHT
Vicar of Bray perhaps less fat TRIMMER
What baby may be — innocent, clutching mater excitedly PREMATURE
A sweet girl meets knight who takes flight? AIRMAN
Bird at cove, flying AVOCET
Bit from bird landing on church PIECE
Bitter racist as horrible Conservative SARCASTIC
Crooner joining love game BINGO
Disclosure of fellow if leading English outpost? MANIFESTATION
Disdainful escaper from prison going down CONDESCENDING
Fish often changing in part TENCH
Flabby guy who'd no wife unfortunately DOUGHY
Going wrong, stealing a personal decoration EARRING
Grass carrying info turned and went back RENEGED
It's legal, getting rid of leader — and nasty AWFUL
Like clockwork soldier? REGULAR
One making mark after political campaign? VOTER
Put an end to Highlander maybe and companion SCOTCH
Rhubarb as food TRIPE
Snake exhausted after cornering queen SERPENT
Take apart idlest man wandering around DISMANTLE
Tricky account is hard to keep in line TICKLISH
Thought to bring article forward for assistant AIDE
Stand up, somehow, ground level collector DUSTPAN
Playwright entertaining a man of colour? PAINTER
Part of London well-liked, but not for top people POPLAR
Liqueur given a sign of approval PERNOD
Governing bodies in London region given additional seat SENATES
Friendly mixing is reason rift ain't spreading FRATERNISATION
Financial specialist in car, hard worker and certain winner? merchant banker
Excellent moneymaker MINT
Cook putting out a drink talks from here? ROSTRUM
Out-of-form team wrongly positioned on field OFFSIDE
Firm by mountain — it is in place of mineral extraction COALPIT
Cheers affected one island TAHITI
Walk backwards across a road to find explosive devices PETARDS
Bone in bird swallowed by tot STERNUM
Evidence of editorial changes certain to be found in Times? ERASURES
Girl put right or left alone? UNAMENDED