The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 03 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Way Republican party plugs American’s celebrity status STARDOM
Woman attorney receiving directions in chapel BETHESDA
Wonderful person, married woman, gripped by desire HUMDINGER
Brown, private investigator, seen in water SEPIA
Entertainer, mature, one detained HOSTAGE
Fighter’s aura is stirring, gripping male SAMURAI
Game from oil era, it’s newly ordered SOLITAIRE
Girl’s pannier missing outside ANNIE
Initially not appreciating Robert, powerful guy NABOB
Love affair makes Scottish reel FLING
Muscle comes in instant, leading to postscript TRICEPS
New dawn since arenas rebuilt RENAISSANCE
No spiel, surprisingly, in letter from Greece EPSILON
Practical party, skilled DOABLE
Quickly stuck FAST
Sun’s effect on fellow, touching TANGENT
Weight not brought up TON
What might reveal sight, including tree, extremely typical STREETLIGHT
Surrealist painter touring India, initially watching Hindu festival DIWALI
Sort of acid fighter pilot given time in charge ACETIC
Son in Holy Writ originally inhabiting a Roman port OSTIA
Shortage of nautical gear unknown outside Italy SPARSITY
Play about conclusion of war in ancient city TROY
Owner of house next door? And a goat, possibly ABUTTER
Hindu sage’s headgear adopted by graduate twice MAHATMA
Giving employment to American in centre of Zhangzhou USING
Gave up being dissolute ABANDONED
Game played in pub where ski jumpers may be INRUN
Crazy person’s rich teatime fare FRUITCAKE
Coy perhaps over one’s husband? MAIDENISH
Change types of character involved in later art set TRANSLITERATE
Calendar girl returning container ALMANAC
Bishop leaves overcome, having dined EATEN
A new article on Mendelssohn’s first choral work ANTHEM
A 9 originally served in church tea room CAFE
Quite attractive PRETTY