The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 06 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Opening paint-roller, removing wrapping INTRO
Right work in hospital department in charge of rising disorder? ENTROPIC
Are French invading armies a provider of entertainment? HOSTESS
Certainly not Falstaff for Thursday evening perhaps WEEKNIGHT
Prevent crime writer dropping The Times DETER
Collector of food in aid of increasingly old person FORAGER
Crude oil initially featuring in vehicle’s energy COARSE
Sailor cheers end of tour TAR
Inappropriate French article and a couple from Italy UNDUE
Small lock and key finally oiled? SQUIFFY
Determined soldier standing behind a barrier ADAMANT
Understand time, for example, after reflection GET
Curate’s beginning to manage church — a critical moment CRUNCH
Colour of apple shown by Monet? LEMON
Show weariness, encountering a long tale SAGA
Scent hard work writing out a verse TRAIL
Not far off, having shaken off an old boy SON
Is jazz band mostly rubbish in engagement upset? DISCOMBOBULATE
Prince introducing odd extracts from Yemeni songbook HYMNAL
Flower I planted in weedless ground EDELWEISS
Seems put out, agitated, wild TEMPESTUOUS
Close to fastening negligee NIGHTIE
Strange fiction in article ALIEN
Messing about on or close to barge sure is wrong ERRONEOUS
Cut of beef’s fine — or Brie crackers FORERIB
Shortly drunk outside English pub HOSTELRY
Number wait, losing heart, for legal official NOTARY
Chorus splits regarding key PART SONG
Pull up after intervention of University security officer GUARD
Being moral is remarkably un-piratical PURITANICAL
Batty at heart to protect trees initially AT FIRST
Snapshot capturing final manmade material PLASTIC
Pretentious type of word common in Old Norse OVERBLOWN
I want you to understand it may be men got Ted DONT GET ME WRONG
Silk Road city — a spot in desert? SAMARKAND
Get to give a sermon, being initially denied REACH
Irish city’s sailors providing bottle opener CORKSCREW
Herb died diseased DILL
Silly wind-up does upset upside down