The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 11 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Left in agonies, sickening for a piece of cake PLAIN SAILING
Central London transport? It's subject to inflation inner tube
Legitimate to lose head, it's terrible AWFUL
Kind of dairy product, skimmed ILK
Invitation from whistleblower rejected OFFER
Get irritated in suit, chafing ITCH
Financial product to mature, being tied up BONDAGE
Duck backing away from big river NIL
Cheer up Harold when half-cut RAH
Match official's hesitation about booking Greek character UMPIRE
Cat losing 25 per cent of volume TOM
Witnesses going up and down SEES
Pick exam on subject of poll ELECTORAL
Spirits raised after swallowing a litre MORALE
Spooner's to choose vegetarian food or vegan option? CHICKPEAS
Star limits parties CELEBRATIONS
Strange to be focused mainly on City of London? ECCENTRIC
Like unsatisfied consumer taking article from European country HUNGRY
Thump coming across ace’s midriff PAUNCH
Ill after start of fast? Get medicine here PHARMACY
Grave situation from doctor's perspective TOMB
SORT OUT OLD TRUNK TORSO
Foil employer who erects barriers? FENCER
Even if a learner pondered, not reaching conclusion ALTHOUGH
English educational foundation embraces old fallacy ERROR
Eccentric co-stars in part of Breakfast at Tiffany's CROISSANT
Dawn to stand up and boast COCKCROW
The main challenges for sopranos, as you can hear HIGH SEAS
Surrounded by maidens, surrounded by helping hands AMID
Star actor I recast as Dracula, say ARISTOCRAT
Split personality, for example, in tattered raincoat CROATIAN
Saint subject to criticism? That's child's play PETER PAN
Overeat a lot around a time for celebration HOGMANAY
Old soldier turning in torn decoration ORNAMENT
Former American student briefly holding British record ALBUM
Like novelist, runs into accountant who was unbelievably accurate? CASSANDRA