The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
I’m obliged to avoid capture KING
Money once raised in late September PESETA
Church leaving whisky for highlander? SCOT
Police officer seizing horse meat item CHOP
Nonsense about exploding fuel bottle? Hardly! BLUE FUNK
FINANCE TWO AERONAUTICAL OPERATIONS BANKROLL
Scooped-out potato — food fit to ingest POTABLE
Story briefly spread across papers making waves? TIDAL
Consequence of mounts being placed on piping UPSHOT
Roll back voluble Franglais speaker’s gift? BAGEL
Opportunity to profit from art varying wildly GRAVY TRAIN
Refund: respond to “I’ll scratch yours ...” ? CLAWBACK
Censor page? BLEEP
Saintly gatekeeper's famous rabbit PETER
Descent from unstable pier edge PEDIGREE
Square peg on cross put in wrong SIXTEEN
European PM having a pop at philosophy, briefly TAOISEACH
Relation jittery lacking a certain vitamin RETINOL
Was host of children overheard following me around? EMCEED
It’s not so acceptable in top class, book being added to wrong set? UNTRUTH
Third rate musical for a rocker? CHAIR
Spear seabird we hear SKEWER
Spoons bent right back SPONSOR
As an all-rounder, returning towel, bat, pad and gloves ADAPTABLE
Reveals where son’s lifted sack? OUST
Cryptic Don, naive fellow from Exeter say DEVONIAN
Cosmetic procedure for legendary friar TUCK
Behind award for cycling? ABAFT
Two letters mentioned extravagance EXCESS
DRANK EXCESSIVELY UP IN STOREROOM DEPOT
Complete religious work in Ireland ENTIRE
Royal award back in ’91 for rousing chiller ICEBOX
Use up to ten: aim for reduction, somehow EAT INTO
Mafia muscle holds up deadly weapon a-bomb
Unknown German eight in luxurious vessel YACHT
Where lots go, after warning to move about AUCTION