The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SMALL, PALE BIRD SWAN
Welcoming opening of restaurant, rank heavenly spread STRATUS
Back of room, one in school? FORM
That lady would get rid of outbuilding SHED
Extremely irate after politician collecting silver becomes hoarder MAGPIE
Fraudulent scheme? Clear off — not right! SCAM
One doing wrong upsetting songsters? Rare? Not entirely TRANSGRESSOR
Passion and fight oddly saved match WARMTH
Strange man in tedious climb here? MOUNTAINSIDE
Sheep wandering over American city, wonderful old place EPHESUS
Squirm and shrivel when right out of place WRITHE
Endless street party getting noisier CRESCENDO
Regularly observed inbound sight maybe? Balderdash NONSENSE
Winding stick first to break bulb DISTAFF
One prepared to compromise who wins a second medal? BARGAINER
Musician, old, is introduced to computer program OBOIST
After start of fire close damaged platform FOCSLE
Simple house deceptively described HOMESPUN
Rifle at first a boy keeps firing wickedly ARSON
Despatched to welcome hairstyle in coastal area SEAFRONT
Cheers advanced ability TALENT
Take legal case against girl SUE
A kitchen only half finished leads to comment APERCU
Temporary pact in Greek cases ACTING
Wannabe snake — I speak violently ASPIRANT
Far from abundant incline LEAN
Some verse as a sequence QUATRAIN
Beginning of sale — writing material to fall in price? SINK
Outlook for love: signs are mixed PROGNOSIS
Most active local objector finally failing in case NIMBLEST
State one’s lost a lot of hair MANE
Endlessly sad, relative not quite fitting in sweater SAUNA
Location unspecified when year changes ANYWHERE
City proposal a man casually trimmed SALAMANCA
Hard to understand inclusion of prison in area ultimately lacking ARCANE
Sport a red frill RUCHE