The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 02 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
What’s needed for job — a steel tack BASTE
When clear outside, start to lift one blind OBLIVIOUS
Wretched dwelling, not large, in seaside resort HOVE
After prohibition, 500 bear cost of music platform BANDSTAND
Are initially not entirely vocal over party fruit AVOCADO
Brilliant stroke, working to get voucher COUPON
Decline English books EBB
Destroy shed — limo wrecked DEMOLISH
Garden feature needed by kestrel, listen! TRELLIS
Long account by His Excellency ACHE
Man’s statement of money owed BILL
Maybe slide into swimming pool in building protected by Church CHUTE
Monitor before iron court PREFECT
National emblem featuring in disclosure, reportedly LEEK
One running second machine SPRINTER
Printing system in liberal revamp BRAILLE
Pub owner, he entertains a great number HOST
Starts to believe as King unites capital BAKU
Two at fault regularly arriving at aggregate TOTAL
Unlikely story about returning ill, not to be relied on FALLIBLE
Try and attend to nurse patient’s last sign of life HEARTBEAT
Stone structure puzzling old people DOLMEN
Spitting as article breaks piece of equipment IMPALEMENT
Savage conserves energy to use as a weapon WIELD
Run and hide in tell-tale city CANTERBURY
Regularly ruin board game, introducing new complexity RICHNESS
Proposed law from long ago in force OLD BILL
Post Office insanely resited for remote islander POLYNESIAN
OLD FRIEND IS A GEM OPAL
Nightmare as revolutionary spirit rises MURDER
Moving eyes, trademark completion of portrait: his? REMBRANDT
Lose it completely, chucking policeman in river EXPLODE
Keeping calm if dragons run wild SANGFROID
Declare liable for docking cat PRONOUNCE
Chatters away but sounds insecure RATTLES
Brisk run expands one’s whole self-image? ALLEGRO
Assistant forbidding bringing dog over for hair styling POMPADOUR
A year after “essential,” stale MUSTY