The Times - Cryptic - July 13 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28341
Clues	Answers
A battle scene circled by boats in South American city	punta arenas
Asian starts off in response, answering questions instantly	IRAQI
Change about two degrees __ where a degree was gained?	alma mater
Clown, possible cause of platform's disintegration?	PIERROT
Conductor: capricious star, me, leader of orchestra	MAESTRO
Currency in which dude invested somewhere in Mexico	YUCATAN
Cut off, either stop or start flow of current?	pull the plug
Drop fish stew ingredients?	DUMPLINGS
Entering slump, unfortunate nick brings dismissal	SACKING
Equine badger!	NAG
Exposed features good for jab	NUDGE
Ground rent a mess, a mess!	mares-nest
Liquid food: go to include a little bread?	pea soup
Marriage of two OT characters meeting resistance, calm	RELIEVE
Mexican drink in story __ the hard stuff?	LIMESCALE
Offensive rumour fuelled by opprobrium in the extreme	NOISOME
Peasant in bondage, ending in thrall	YOKEL
Person welcomed by good book group	NONET
Race leads to winning approach	run-up
Racists converted by an official in church	SACRISTAN
Ritual worship where smaller branches worked together in discussion?	WICCA
Seeing difficulty certainly, retinue on message in the end	EYESTRAIN
Standing joke ultimately on ecclesiastic, or not	ERECT
Statement dismissing the relative	SIS
Stops vehicle, arrest seen shortly	BUS
Unpaid fine	OUTSTANDING
Unsuccessful fellow finally getting out more, it's suggested?	WINLESS
Unthinking state of one in story chasing car	AUTOPILOT
Unusual formation of geese in winter season	NOVEL
Water's edge in rip, standing fences beginning to break	RIVERBANK
Weapon, stick, prodding pig, fight ensuing	bow and arrow
When speaking, cover up blame	RAP
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2177
Clues	Answers
Award two silver medals maybe for a brief period?	split second
Benefit when pinching fool's instrument	BASSOON
Cartoon character frames mischievous graph	bar chart
Casino big shots __ they may rock the boat!	high rollers
Compose beginning of wedding ceremony	WRITE
Greek character not in favour of wine from Italy	CHIANTI
High priest's signifier of rank	STRIPE
Intelligence to capture terrible hound in murder mystery	WHODUNIT
Mark's small vehicle	SCAR
Mars alien appears after communist plot	red planet
Mike taken in by thin-sounding treatment	REMEDY
Monarch initially supporting genuine kingdom	REALM
Mother with wooden dog	MASTIFF
Occasion is cut short __ that's not odd!	EVEN
Offer a view on pie mixture	OPINE
Overshadow some movie clips eventually	ECLIPSE
Require extremely large and pointy implement	NEEDLE
Resistance unit primarily orders heavy machinery	OHM
Serious art seen to become silly	EARNEST
Straighten a queue, reportedly	ALIGN
Tune from duo without piano	AIR
Very advanced phone ultimately beset by snag	hi-tech
What a has-been may say is a deadlock?	IMPASSE
Whistleblower is on top of computing overhaul	REFIT
Wine lover disturbed carnivore	WOLVERINE
Young ladies returning, having adopted Northern jargon	SLANG