The Times - Cryptic - October 27 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

A twerp at Oval initially on edge when scoring	AGITATO
Change course, taking in Tyneside show	VENEER
Citrus fruit essential when climbing	SATSUMA
Composing mission for Kentish marriage bureau?	SEDATING
Correspondent shot casualty in US	REPORTER
Delay batting, worried by master players bagging runs	PROCRASTINATE
Female succeeding yours truly in superior grade	CLASSIFY
Firm Republican guarded by ardent squad	COHORT
Former VIP let out European obscenity	EXPLETIVE
In a way, the speaker's prepared for conflict	ARMED
Inevitable consequences of article in prominent feature on war?	chain reaction
It's mixed with sealant to make bait	TANTALISE
Layers separated by right tool	PLIERS
Leading pair of lawyers venerated, though losing first brief	LACONIC
Lively exchange of views annoyed cashier	CROSSFIRE
Managed under cover?	COPED
Misrepresent women's groups in Times	TWIST
Model changes diet to complete assignment	go the distance
One often used bombs after Franco originally settled in	found ones feet
Order extremely tough fibre for carpets, perhaps	THISTLE
Other people adopting one's beliefs	THEISM
Radio operator suspended, unable to function	HAMSTRUNG
Recoil once from bloody Eastender's dog	REDOUND
Secret remedy for alumnus?	OBSCURE
Smallest of small cars failing to start during trial	TINIEST
Talk of people supporting IT equipment	ROUTERS
Weapon provided in low joint, mainly	KNIFE
Wheel originally steering powered missile	SPROCKET
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2253
Clues	Answers
Accused's defence fails if bail oddly withheld	ALIBI
All the wildlife from an unknown northern area, originally	FAUNA
Any role played close to the start	early on
As a whole pointless, amnesty partially reversed	en masse
Available at the shop __ or yet to arrive?	in store
Awakening, missing start of drinking party	AROUSAL
Chess player who starts with unusual energy	WHITE
Cleanse with (initially) grey powder?	WASH
Copper first to be seen in the nick	CUT
Copper, maybe, from east allowed to imprison people	ELEMENT
Dirt about celebrity is hot stuff!	MUSTARD
Dodgy American quietly entering cult?	SUSPECT
Forgive scam performed	CONDONE
Hand on shoulder: the thief come for finally	REFER
Icer Sal used especially for cakes	ECLAIRS
Is going to southern lobby	SHALL
Note from the French hotel	LAH
Office where duty's arranged	STUDY
One used for skipping or doing somersault at gym	ROPE
Parts of sentence served by her pass turbulently	PHRASES
Police informer's name found on old ship	NARK
Police once turned up in taxis at sunrise	STASI
Punish bad Bert for vandalising jail	put behind bars
Racecourse record some cannot complete	EPSOM
Runs in a race at the start, then has a breather	ARRESTS
Shocking punishment one won't stand for	electric chair
Short fat and very desirable!	PLUM
Tool one passes across?	SPANNER