The Times - Cryptic - July 21 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28348
Clues	Answers
A greenish-yellow colour, but endlessly eloquent in a party	AVOCADO
A little music in the pub	BAR
A piece of jewellery shortly turned up in Indian dish	RAITA
After breather, energy to spring forward	LUNGE
Arrogant poke round university	PROUD
As a woman, I am surprised to be holding a gun	AGATHA
Boxes, and gets involved in conflict on playing field	RECTANGLES
British sailor returning to port	BAKU
Disaster, taking on black bear	BRUIN
Discharge, old and bowed	ARCO
Dopey elder, sacked, given new job	REDEPLOYED
Drive to clean out, with no pressure	URGE
Free to air, do we half listen to this?	radio two
Grazing animal left in splendid meadows	GRASSLAND
Induced to admit philosopher in courses	LAYERED
Large part of day filled with a ferment	LEAVENING
Literary set in a punt on river in opium dream	ALPHABET
Material wonderful, almost sumptuous	FABRIC
Most skilful answer? Lucky	ABLEST
Often visited relative man had welcomed	HAUNTED
One slightly adjusting tea, we hear, with extra milk?	tweaker
Part of wall fitted with extra breadth: that’s hard to understand	GABBLE
Pass year with novel, not quite satisfactory	tickety-boo
Powerful leader rigged the odds going to bust criminal	Big Daddy
Removal of free social event	RIDDANCE
Something you can’t touch landed in boat	sacred cow
This is the end of many inflammatory diseases	TIS
Torment is base and wicked	BEDEVIL
Turning over papers, a judge giving mark	DIACRITIC
Watch weight, facing contest	VIEW
Well-informed deputy, good and honest	UPSTANDING
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2183
Clues	Answers
Appear when old man’s out of bed?	pop up
Bill hiding in skip __ such a lark!	ESCAPADE
Children’s author had a droll disposition	Roald Dahl
Creepy-sounding place for a bird?	EYRIE
Dirty old boy identified, you say?	OBSCENE
Disagreeable old duke promises to pay	ODIOUS
French heads welcoming a private conversation	tete-a-tete
Gangster with a gun making you scared	ALARMED
Grant wangled coke somehow	ACKNOWLEDGE
Half of them getting very angry in Dubai?	EMIRATE
Husband out of danger? That’s a nice surprise?	TREAT
It runs round tree, as dog does	BARK
Might it be breakfast time in prison?	PORRIDGE
On top of everything as a rule	OVERALL
One critical of Her Majesty going on strike	KNOCKER
Permission to go	LEAVE
Portuguese ventriloquist concealing affair	EVENT
Quite mean to trap Republican	PRETTY
Sheep found under tree in Hindu retreat	ASHRAM
Singer caught in maelstrom occasionally	ALTO
Strips and endlessly sleeps around	PEELS
Struck son with glove	SMITTEN
Taken illegally, as egg may be	POACHED
Track that POW might make?	TOWPATH
Young one on farm has broken leg in deep hole	PIGLET