The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Rare fright catching cold SCARCE
Put in — or put up — pleasing dispatch in chair? ELECTROCUTE
Passing fancy female, attorney spun around FAD
Quiet bore gets promoted PLUGGED
Tear around neighbourhood, nearly causing prang rear-end
Tips for improvements UPTURNS
Utterly disorganised prince turning back on elegance ANARCHIC
Against poetry being recited? VERSUS
Creature leaving sinking ship? Sailor returned RAT
Cunning writer Umberto pens note in style ART DECO
Hill test for vehicle crossing French one MOUNT
Ladies for example in Cromwell Avenue LAV
Mean insulin to be used regularly for tiredness? ENNUI
MP given support in UN? Plenty! UMPTEEN
One in Paris and Rome excited promoter IMPRESARIO
Prominent Florentine family shortly finding doctor MEDIC
Province not one area da Gama visits? NOVA SCOTIA
Part of state visit of queen maybe mostly to streets ST KITTS
One’s going to miss tracking European criminal ILLEGAL
On returning, wasn’t keeping a single tool TENON SAW
Obstruct, confine or stifle DAMPEN
Little hope of end to downpour, indeed! RAY
In US law officer, it reflects rank FETID
High Court writ dismissing case stops a corporation ATRIUM
Graft, to acquire spending money BUDGET
Fresh case of Sauternes to have in for one SASSY
Fifty-one assigned to cat? Over forty fewer? LIFELINE
Failing to conceal bottom, one’s skimpy costume TANKINI
Carol’s bloke on lookout from place his young lady might be picked up? WENCESLAS
Canon listing all works primarily LAW
Burning desire of dad to collar younger Arab PYROMANIA
Brandy measure has bite NIP
One runs around wicket keeper OWNER
Starts to observe Ulyssean traits in Bloom OUT
Wife playing pelota or game of pool? WATER POLO
Archbishop, returning bow note, waves to Richelieu CRANMER
Bubble, say, flying low after delivery baby blues
Inventive sort creates lakeside houses TESLA
Five must leave Barking Advertiser: most depressing DREARIEST
Danced about etc when drunk returned to office re-elected
Whiskey and fish deliveries one on strike couldn’t touch WIDES
SPAR PUT IN ADVERTISEMENT FOR EMAIL MANAGER POSTMASTER