The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Drought reduced Yorkshire town over time THIRST
Exchange of invective I missed TRADE
Grim quality of nasty sneers after end of Christmas Eve severeness
Hour joining a line by hospital department entrance ENTHRAL
Minor actor is remarkable, not ordinary EXTRA
Neat and decent reformed prior ANTECEDENT
Old official always about arresting English REEVE
Priest leaving bar incident EVENT
Recite fictional broadcast adding points? ELECTRIFICATION
Repeat over and over — it takes a long time, note ITERATE
Retained cap, changing bits of it? KEPT
Setter confused about round diamond ROSETTE
Stalks bound to be mostly cut fine SHEAF
Staunch supporter of gardens STEM
Try one’s luck introducing European vegetable BEET
Turn up day before new gallery closes in university EVENTUATE
Twist editor queried to some extent TORQUE
After returning animal, I go, saying little TACITURN
Amusing exaggeration perhaps potentially accurate about Rhode Island? CARICATURE
Anxious future maybe TENSE
Background’s ripe edge, suspicious PEDIGREE
Baseball player’s liquid container PITCHER
Drops artist, trendy RAIN
Figure, recent, revised, put into sheet PERCENTAGE
Is obliged to Greek character on street MUST
Maybe KLM tune policy AIRLINE
On radio, I’ll identify facial feature EYELID
One giving party meeting refusal, resistance DONOR
Pressure leading favourite one controlled totally PUPPET
Regret agent upset canteen REPENTANCE
Restricted by most unexpected surprise STUN
Reviewer, regularly acerbic, based on time in charge CRITIC
Scheme in eg Turin I concocted INTRIGUE
Street urchin’s advantage after Frenchman intervenes GAMIN
Preparation of cells is behind, including last two in Strangeways LYSATE
Get involved to help bury Edward in church INTERCEDE
English city demolishing round one area where Wedgwood worked ETRURIA
Does exceptionally well gaining one gold and upwards EXCELSIOR
Controlling river channel and river — not two rivers EXECUTIVE
Swimmer’s time leading to defeat TROUT