The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Very curious about one piercing? NOISY
A bit of cloud in view is pleasant WISP
A large painting done out of doors ALFRESCO
Task to insert a line in hymn tune CHORALE
Speaking in public once before a politician ORATORY
Savage jumbo in setter's latest style left unstarted ROGUE
Ready for stock control pub company regularly dreads barcoded
Pinch a day some weeks after Easter WHITSUN
Foot of old flyer just over half preserved DACTYL
Openings of charmer's old basket reveals arising —? COBRA
Italian city in country — one in good area PERUGIA
Where king may be lying about current grand cause INSTIGATE
Annoyed to travel regularly on such a tyre? cross-ply
Artist is home for a little fruit RAISIN
Blazing row in gang ROARING
Came struggling to make summit ACME
New black mostly replaced white BLANC
Celebratory of baby to come — welcoming son FESTAL
Horrid child circumventing prohibition in old part of Europe BRABANT
Forgive a cheat in navy after pressure PARDON
Donnish boss lives outside Oxford Universty STUDIOUS
Female telling stories in a plane? FLYING
Dog runs into lake in extremes of terror TERRIER
Cut round circular figure to make a coil LOOP
Candidate is poisonous creature, I storm angrily ASPIRANT
Related to lord TOLD
Rick, resident originally in a warmer country SPRAIN
Coach remaining in location for actors STAGE LEFT
Soft bed for sportsman PLAYER
Strong desire of lieutenant to tour America LUST
Engineers finished meal REPAST
Childish about smell being severe INHUMANE
Place and time for crop pest LOCUST
Outfit including line in national dress KILT
Little followed by lots is unreasonable A BIT MUCH
Identify centre of loch, not in time to go round LOCATE
I have no suntan: spit! IMPALE
Rudely take lighter, shortly given up GRAB
Extra starters from waiter in diner eventually WIDE