The Times - Cryptic - August 22 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28375
Clues	Answers
Agent about to stage musical from the East	REPRESENTATIVE
Capital city VIP breathing in ozone on island	NAIROBI
Clan member carries first of trophies across busy road	TOTEMIST
Cockney bloke adopting a rich apparel	ARRAY
Commotion made by strange cat having tail docked	RUMPUS
Dismal amount of herbs?	RUEFUL
Educational institution originally training young Mitford sister	UNITY
English males, old-fashioned, changed for the better	EMENDATED
Impecunious family in outskirts of Southport	SKINT
It shows us the way to authorise mail	SIGNPOST
Leader of Opposition leaves district over in African state	NIGER
Lessee aunt sent out to secure book	SUBTENANT
Like igneous rock in film about Beds town	PLUTONIC
Men gatecrashing trendy parties within house	INDOORS
Mountain range's condition observed by scholar's son	MASSIF
Move forward bearing large club	BLUDGEON
Napier's power to record a beat for listeners?	LOGARITHM
NCO's firm scowl overwhelming cloth worker	colour sergeant
No good piercing a fish when doing this!	ANGLING
Novice's ecofriendly producer of notes	GREENHORN
Quiet chap doing washing, shaking off a robber	PLUNDERER
Remove light from some proscribed images	BEDIM
Spy crosses river, initially heading for animal shelter?	MOUSEHOLE
Table ornament kept in centre by green bananas	EPERGNE
Tropical plant Society woman raised	SENNA
Typical daily deed relating to logical disputation	CHARACTERISTIC
Way advancing years finally progress, in steps	STAGES
Writers use it incomplete, feeling strain	imperfect tense
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2205
Clues	Answers
American tucked into his unusual Japanese food	SUSHI
Anger erupting about closing of elegant wedding venue	GRETNA
Applaud revolutionary role? Nonsense	CLAPTRAP
Be careful __ yobbo packing punch that takes head off	look out
Be greatly entertained to be ready for soccer?	have a ball
Box, additional, but not full	SPAR
Cancel removal of second article from regular publication	ANNUL
Dislike a variant?	AVERSION
Entertained us, plunging into a sea	AMUSED
Fail to include old American institute	OMIT
Fancy a whisky? Very quickly!	like a shot
Fruit and nuts, mostly	BANANA
Furniture item till now is lacking base	SOFA
Instant support	SECOND
IT firm investing in odd bits of some TV series?	SITCOM
King, coming in to occupy throne, twirled this, being playful	SKITTISH
Lack of interest in proven nuisance	ENNUI
Location of Greek oracle guided retreating Greek character	DELPHI
No carrying stone that's unpleasant	NASTY
Nothing keeping article secure	NAIL
Sikh's opening statement of belief? It's a long document	SCREED
Stain resembling small lake?	TARNISH
Stewed apricot not right with a pudding	TAPIOCA
The writer's keeping on meeting mischievous royalty?	MONARCHY
Very agreeable drink	CORDIAL
Very keen about Queen using a towel	DRYING