The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 10 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Female succeeding yours truly in superior grade CLASSIFY
Order extremely tough fibre for carpets, perhaps THISTLE
Dirt about celebrity is hot stuff! MUSTARD
Awakening, missing start of drinking party AROUSAL
Shocking punishment one won’t stand for electric chair
Citrus fruit essential when climbing SATSUMA
Misrepresent women's groups in Times TWIST
Correspondent shot casualty in US REPORTER
Copper, maybe, from east allowed to imprison people ELEMENT
Racecourse record some cannot complete EPSOM
Punish bad Bert for vandalising jail put behind bars
Wheel originally steering powered missile SPROCKET
Firm Republican guarded by ardent squad COHORT
Parts of sentence served by her pass turbulently PHRASES
Police informer’s name found on old ship NARK
Forgive scam performed CONDONE
Short fat and very desirable! PLUM
Dodgy American quietly entering cult? SUSPECT
Radio operator suspended, unable to function HAMSTRUNG
Change course, taking in Tyneside show VENEER
Delay batting, worried by master players bagging runs PROCRASTINATE
Secret remedy for alumnus? OBSCURE
Police once turned up in taxis at sunrise STASI
Recoil once from bloody Eastender's dog REDOUND
Managed under cover? COPED
Former VIP let out European obscenity EXPLETIVE
As a whole pointless, amnesty partially reversed EN MASSE
One used for skipping or doing somersault at gym ROPE
Smallest of small cars failing to start during trial TINIEST
Weapon provided in low joint, mainly KNIFE
Layers separated by right tool PLIERS
Office where duty’s arranged STUDY
Inevitable consequences of article in prominent feature on war? CHAIN REACTION
Talk of people supporting IT equipment ROUTERS
Tool one passes across? SPANNER
A twerp at Oval initially on edge when scoring AGITATO
Lively exchange of views annoyed cashier CROSSFIRE
Icer Sal used especially for cakes ECLAIRS
One often used bombs after Franco originally settled in found ones feet
Composing mission for Kentish marriage bureau? SEDATING