The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Ample opportunity? Hardly FAT CHANCE
Beater's replacement misusing air rifle hit a cat artificial heart
Cat wants mouse's heart for stuffing as soon as OUNCE
Chemist is pounds in red needing turnover DISPENSER
Diameter inside accompanying measurement across WIDTH
Directions given on stop as departing bus is seen? ENDWAYS
Element in legalese judge denied ARGON
Humble when welcomed to Lincoln? ABASE
In Open drive off — hit too far? OVERSHOOT
Intimacy of miss chasing chapter head CLOSENESS
Lover no longer criticises one on increase in size EXPANSION
Man's between dry lake's shores to see plant THISTLE
Miscreant dragging no-good prude into false religion? CULPRIT
Mobile yet static in Monaco for instance? city-state
Old clubs song involving new instrument OCARINA
One having stiff test perhaps taking look round posh home SEA URCHIN
PLAIN TIES AND GREEN BUCKLE SERENGETI
Poet in monastery needing year off PRIOR
STOVE LIT FOR SECOND TIME AGAIN
Two firms beginning to advertise drink COCOA
Washing cycle showing movable energy controls REINS
Annoy river snake RATTLER
Boxer, British one, finding reason not to charge? ALIBI
Cooks fruit in old vessel STEAMSHIP
Court impounding a pet? CAT
Cruelly slash site bid and deprive of official support DISESTABLISH
Debacle — fine one as company goes under FIASCO
I get manic about puzzling ENIGMATIC
I’m left unusual cane showing value IMPORTANCE
My last cop forged material in cell CYTOPLASM
Name of girl out of Mannheim ANN
Note power circuit LAP
Poetry to run backwards — but not concerning VERSE
Ripped when pierced by hard prickle THORN
Son has to study hard to beat it? SCRAM
Strange male following rugby union RUM