The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Those wanted to bring up issue about title DESIRES
Where spring is in its present condition after second of bounces OASIS
Wretched as hen night is, heading off? HAPLESS
Complain over extremely explicit reprimand CARPET
Conservative running angry London area charing cross
Fireside area, no longer hot, where we live EARTH
Garden feature, leapfrog, organised after female leaves PERGOLA
Give a light tint to some hair in session RINSE
Purist upset, making case for right riding equipment STIRRUP
Willing to hide billion pounds — risky venture GAMBLE
Survey on people supporting one worker's job POLLINATION
Small deer, ever so cute, ultimately ROE
Many describing story awaiting publication? UNTOLD
Maker of pictures, pro keeping limited supply film editor
Person seemingly on drugs, accepted as drunk SPACE CADET
In general, go down slope GRADIENT
Fill completely, permeating cracks IMPREGNATE
Dustmen dropping odd bits in truck UTE
Duck in lake after drink TEAL
Charming European city NICE
Celebrity’s debut cut short STAR
Carpenter welcomes songbird flying round university town in Gloucestershire chipping sodbury
Blade ending in side has cut skin EPEE
Beast put on island DONKEY
A house razed from skyline, a state ARIZONA
A horse carrying last in party, European disciple ACOLYTE
Wading bird, one admired at start of November HERON
One showing little emotion presenting lettuce ICEBERG
Leaders of society you recall in anguished country SYRIA
Daze Proust’s written about? STUPOR
Contest where Equus has no realistic rival? one-horse race
Challenge as false, troublemaker, fudging on regular basis IMPUGN
Act of self-gratification, pert — I go mad EGO TRIP
What Pablo Casals might have declared after large drink LIMONCELLO
Items passed round for collection in food programme CHAT SHOW
A game's official in shoe — or not? BAREFOOT