The Times - Cryptic - August 5 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28361
Clues	Answers
Alien world, as in cosmic phenomenon	solar wind
Avian interest	HOBBY
Bird, edible native of China	KIWI
Bit of fish I dropped over	FINISHED
Brief novel penned by fifth columnist	SKIMPY
Broad-minded cardinal, say?	CATHOLIC
Climber I swear needs it when slipping	WISTERIA
Cold about right?	HEARTLESS
Commie thus ahead of those marked for surveillance in America?	SOCIALIST
Cream in milk mopped up by sponge	top drawer
Female crushed by a cross bear	AFFORD
Fly: artifice required to squash one	PILOT
Free current still emptying into device	DISLODGE
Genius, blessed person accommodated by German couple?	EINSTEIN
Giant timber cross etched with name of king, half erased	REDWOOD
Girl heading off African people in ring	ANNULUS
Great place mind, it's broken	BRITAIN
Guardian fights to have European expelled	ARGUS
Infrequent choice	RARE
Leader quitting cooler band	RIDGE
Original, stylish hustler	card sharp
Other half grieve for Land of the Free	MISSUS
Play with little porker, whimsically?	HAMLET
Produce buckle	YIELD
Remain significant, as might relegated student of the past?	go down in history
Requirement after flat tummy somewhat expanded	spare tyre
Revolutionary given guidance provided by popular unbeliever	INFIDEL
Sign of emotion predator faked	TEARDROP
Some failure, so likely to get turned over?	LOSER
Without word of hesitation, a camera internally manoeuvred in passage	alimentary canal
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2194
Clues	Answers
Absorbed teen's dig, wounded	INGESTED
Air cargo from Poland: ale, surprisingly	PLANELOAD
Delay including half of underpants in washing	LAUNDERING
Entertainer's invitation to eat outside in French	COMEDIENNE
Fateful day with teams lacking leader	IDES
German article with information on sex	GENDER
Girl, a Pole, coming to the west	DORA
Grave bishop pursuing cat	TOMB
I'm endorsed, having been reformed and rejuvenated	MODERNISED
Injured fellow had to clutch limb	HARMED
Inspired, like a sketch?	DRAWN
Island's just ancient villages apparently at first	JAVA
Joint missing odd bits of skin here	KNEE
Meteorological effect of moving online	el nino
One church head needed for White Mass?	ICECAP
Organ a vital part of the arteries	EAR
Risk of garden growing wild	DANGER
Russian, perhaps, one with leading position	IVAN
Second fast bowler to become an astronaut	SPACEMAN
Spectacular electronic illustration?	EPIC
Still lacking a proposal	MOTIONLESS
Turkish port is unadulterated, they say	IZMIR
Unconventional exit	way-out
Warning from quartet that's audible	FORE
What to pay to get a single school meal?	train fare