The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Yearn to have case dismissed as judge listened EARWIGGED
Superior Navy vessel URN
Do for admiral’s first five years in RN? ANNIVERSARY
Quiet river free from pollution PURE
Teacher (100!) to talk incessantly RABBIT ON
Awfully inhumane pop’s gaining advantage unfairly? one-upmanship
Accepting promotion, good for you to display swagger BRAVADO
Criminal in car, from memory having run over charity worker? ram-raider
Prime ministers as skilled craftspeople? cabinet-makers
Moving from high category jail ASTIR
Too anxious at first when meeting players from capital ALSO
Care homes indeed small — simple one in country HAYSEED
Tips for say stopping dad’s insidious tactics PSYOPS
Ban lifted having retired meeting resistance DEBAR
French city from 50s featured in story LILLE
Len set us up? That’s unpleasant to hear! TUNELESS
Brief couple of points you had welcomed as a female CURTSEYED
Spike necessarily after a time replacing Charlie PERFORATE
Artist and academic gas RADON
Objects to alien attitudes MINDSET
I attempt to catch a Shakespearean villain IAGO
Head of sales in store is horribly powerful type DESPOT
Band had sacked skilful worker DAB HAND
Nasty prancer resolved to slide maybe TRANSPARENCY
You heard sheep EWE
Half measure upset director de mille
Blemish on paper — it is dark against bright background SUNSPOT
Mix of oddly cold, gooey green matter? ECOLOGY
Snide comment of American soldier beginning to blame English GIBE
Artist is beginning to smile when hugged by chum MATISSE
Golf shot you’re aiming to complete GRID
Hack cried out for somewhere to sit DECK CHAIR