The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Mad piranhas as terrible as fleet of warships SPANISH ARMADA
Limits phosphorus in agricultural device for small bird HEDGE SPARROW
Blundering into strange turning, showing adventurous spirit derring-do
Not totally against insect ANT
Overseeing helper? PERISCOPE
Hard, finding clubs in New York ROCKY
Sarah giving a speech to relish SALAD DRESSING
Finale cut short before middle part: we want more! ENCORE
Falcon’s pursuit HOBBY
Change of rate more certain for financial official TREASURER
Pointless empty unit in document holder FUTILE
Barrister’s underpants BRIEFS
Zoom call only half about head of state CAREER
Spinning plate, one lacks civilised instincts ANIMAL
Wanting education and mostly ill prepared UNREAD
Recovering from mixed gin espressos REPOSSESSING
Put off some food — consumed sandwiches last for dinner DISHEARTEN
Pine and willow casing old vessel LONGBOAT
Person checking lines succeeded as a linesman? VERSIFIER
Laughter about a scoundrel initially alleviating back pain HEADACHE
Regularly strokes digit TOE
It precedes fast run in dip by one tot heading west MARDI GRAS
Silly fellow to singe pork pie CHARLIE
Heroically resisting pizzicato, perhaps? UNBOWED
Some sockeye salmon? Certainly! YES
Tactile woven mesh LATTICE
Tune from mass organised yodel MELODY
Undergo conversion in church structure, we hear ALTER
Descendant of dissolute cousin not upper-class SCION
Roman's date is not a bit small NONES
Italian bear touring island by India LUIGI
Hopeful prohibition gets lifted during decline WANNABE
Going around a lake, my waterproof covering GALOSH
Examining body stand out, holding drape at edges EDEXCEL
Did quail or chicken, we hear COWERED
Sports champion remains after burning energy ASHE
See guy turning up around store, in charge BISHOPRIC
Bound to be in extremely terrible, indebted state TETHERED
European and say a pair of Poles bring round Irishman's work FINNEGANS WAKE
Criminal's demand to pass drink hands up