The Times - Cryptic - January 11 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28184
Clues	Answers
Accessing a mountain, road we take ultimately for British city	ABERDEEN
All clear for development around university lacking basic units	ACELLULAR
Back in a game	AGO
Blunder, as might careless builder?	drop a brick
Champ in moment of truth?	CRUNCH
Convert also respected statement of belief	apostles creed
Current queen and various characters in one majestic residence	windsor castle
Cutting more, cut less content	EXTRACT
Decline evident finally: time flies	DIPTERA
Disgraced junior to do UCLA wrong	under a cloud
East End locks securing publication in drawer	bar magnet
East winds endangered by a star	ASTERISKED
Efficient message covering a page	CAPABLE
Excellent drink __ get round in	slap-up
Expression of disapproval about hot blanket	catch-all
Flat pack for West Country town	PADSTOW
Food in hot and cold state	baked alaska
Grass on dude in China	CATHAY
Make longer sentence	STRETCH
Old measure in fragment of copper?	CUBIT
One punch after another bringing cheers	chin-chin
Order including usual number in eggbox, because that's what eggs are like	OVIFORM
Pet in field?	PADDY
Publicise irregular spot	SPLASH
Put top side in trouble?	DEPOSIT
Score eight tries, conversions harder originally	ETCH
Short song about US university	LIMITED
State could get around rules, initially	MARYLAND
Strip of silk, perhaps __ or lace?	TIE
Very large keys have split: but they can be fixed	ODDS
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2046
Clues	Answers
Emotional state rejected: that's fate	DOOM
Ignore stain that's ruined cutlery	eating irons
In spot, one very disturbed piece of turf	DIVOT
It's very dark in Kentucky	INKY
Little child is to clean dog perhaps	MOPPET
Lotion spilled in cabinet room	EMBROCATION
Marriage of our Jack?	UNION
Novice has shower in shirt	TRAINEE
Offers, being there, to speak	PRESENTS
Old Briton OK back in island	ANGLESEY
One note lost in the hills; small coins remain	PENNIES
Ordinary people that are controlled by castle	rank and file
Organ of body, lacking energy, managed? Excellent	SPLENDID
Pa can't somehow snooze for a while	CATNAP
Passing fashion due finally to lose appeal	FADE
Prohibit going round any fig tree	BANYAN
Simple game: scrap a more difficult one	BINGO
Soap for a succession of rulers	DYNASTY
Sort of teaching aid maybe as usual I avoid messing up	audio-visual
Summary is not entirely accurate	PRECIS
Through barrier, behold king in city	FLORENCE
Tongue needs iodine applied to back	HINDI
Which side is the monarch on?	OBVERSE
Wife following the trend producing creamy sweet	WHIP