The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 02 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
COACH'S SPORTS SHOE TRAINER
Study Italian poet, adopting woman as recipient of secrets CONFIDANTE
Underwear safely stored at first outside precinct SMALLS
Where holiday-makers may be affected by builder’s plot? CAMPSITE
A young woman has had bottom pinched, sadly ALAS
Concealed hide close to sett COVERT
Curved sword — I'm carried by stupid racist SCIMITAR
Dark dresser, ultimately old hat SOMBRERO
Finding of court going against Italian composer VERDICT
Fish, ray, rounding rear of schooner BREAM
Get to a church, after religious education REACH
Reportedly selected Oxford college illustrated PICTORIAL
Still time for meditation THOUGHT
Unwise dropping Roma's top forward IMPUDENT
Wild horse has to, followed by trained nag MUSTANG
Spiritless detainee visited by an Irish leader INANIMATE
Quebec university coach framing a short stanza QUATRAIN
Possibly a daughter bound by written contract ARTICLED
One's entertained by school managers, principally, in break SCHISM
Old government department escaping from external rule REIGN
Musical chairs? Not entirely HAIR
Irritable chap digesting Times RATTY
Dome-shaped house I travel over, crossing lake IGLOO
Discernible dip between islands, one revealed in legend IDENTIFIABLE
The enemy bound to take its toll? You'll have to wait and see TIME WILL TELL
Bar on pitch sometimes jumped by miscreants BAIL
Around in time, everyone gets tweet, perhaps BIRDCALL
Go back and surrender again RECEDE
History surrounding male sanctuary HERMITAGE
Observer and Times supporting old-fashioned Republican passer-by
Supporter of building establishment having a certain weight foundation stone
Colonel, possibly, writing about appeal for contests COMPETITIONS
Daunting activity on course, supporting cricket side off-putting
Like some legends making us turn a hair, surprisingly ARTHURIAN
Question a couple of females about union leader’s drink QUAFF
Small change invested in extremely pricey old stringed instrument PSALTERY
Raffle a revolutionary prize AWARD