The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Altered ground on which you might step TREADLE
Bail criminal in fix or jam TAILBACK
Big star's key song ALTAIR
Checking time to visit Maxim STAYING
Counter manoeuvres leading to defeat TROUNCE
Drop in pace limiting English cricket side RELEGATE
Ex-president agitated State Department, ultimately in a spot POLKA DOT
Guy known for storytelling amuses Pat and Dicky de maupassant
Loudly quote drama during grand musical performance sight-playing
Nursery rhymes for Linda Barton KINDERGARTEN
One on board ship wearing cape — a tough guy CHESSMAN
Sonnet's opening is able to follow a metrical pattern SCAN
The heart's gone out of market place in India AGRA
A hundred old books — what you may find in bedroom COT
A salt? Two salts! TARTAR
Bad-tempered companion of Mr Toad RATTY
Cheese momentarily deserted by fly BRIE
European's final act being reported FINNISH
Exercise in American English USE
Fairy's husband to pass away PERISH
Fellow at door gets difficult delivery BOUNCER
Gibberish from British hoi polloi heading off BABBLE
Greed seen when Virginia tucks into a particular food AVARICE
Leader of Conservatives to roar and disintegrate CRUMBLE
Like two in sequence certainly not face-to-face back-to-back
Make familiar Bill, attractively unusual ACQUAINT
Meeting in street after test TRYST
Phoney wind instrument? AIR GUITAR
Posh female set? GEL
Town's prohibition on old city URBAN
Welsh politician entertained by many Englishmen NYE
The Gunners fixing a day where young players train RADA
Poetry, finally moving, needs love really EVER SO
Jokester willing to show patience? CARD GAME
I'm going to restaurant, admitting drug abuse ill-treat
English-heritage.org inaccessible? Girl has got into it GEORGINA
American backer I turned up ANGELENO
King: some Lionheart hurt ARTHUR
Working business boss recalled minister’s survey once-over