The Times - Cryptic - October 13 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2243
Clues	Answers
Almost never coming back unruffled	EVEN
Bronte's governess married him somewhere in Kent	ROCHESTER
Captain Nemo somehow inspiring India's liberation	EMANCIPATION
Carry on being strict on representative from the east	PERSEVERE
Controversial European given reason to act	EMOTIVE
Dish made by English on holiday	TRIPE
Goes for a spin in expensive car?	ROLLS
Greek character cutting top off cheese	ETA
Group needing somewhere to sleep beside Great Lake	COTERIE
Half of police are finishing early, freezing cold	POLAR
Idiot going round Brazil?	NUTCASE
Keep quiet, as those in car should	belt up
Native American's beliefs died out	CREE
Nonsense poet's lecherous look, they say	LEAR
One believing article is true at first	THEIST
Prawns occasionally cooked in this?	PAN
Report of rough sleeper crossing island	DOSSIER
Reporter's spotted a flycatcher	SPIDER
Ridiculously priced hat __ very inexpensive	dirt cheap
Skilled worker sends a porter mad	tradesperson
Soldier reluctant initially to visit US state	MARINE
Speak for Royal Engineers in attendance	REPRESENT
Strange drink for a pirate?	RUM
Stranger has an entertaining story	ALIEN
Teacher unthinkingly grabbing smallest of the lot	RUNT
Woman in diocese undergoing change of heart	SUE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28420
Clues	Answers
British sailors possessing deficiency, still getting stick	BLACKTHORN
Colour of sky pointer to storm	oyster pink
Discrimination, not all from the Right, gets attention	TASTE
Eat little mushroom that's turned darkish at the centre	PECK
French mathematician's friend upset doctor	LAPLACE
Issues with hotel food	NOSH
Journey on, taking it easy, finding protection from the elements etc	triple glazing
Laughter and harsh cries as leaders swap personal flaws	BIRTHMARKS
Maybe healthy competition at first: everyone getting a buzz in the neighbourhood!	local call
Men probing underlying cause of fallen cradle? Dodgy old seat	rotten borough
Misses Damien's manoeuvres	MAIDENS
Nothing, presumably, from Matthew on Grant	ALLOT
One declining to follow vehicle __ preferred one to go on foot	carpet slipper
One taking inappropriate interest in single nurse we're told	loan shark
One used to make yoghurt treat for consuming last month	CULTURE
Parties not exactly required by politicians	CAMPS
Problem caused by stream with river further down	TICKLER
Ready for Asian broadcast again: HF	AFGHANI
Setter's cornered daughter in lane, it's claimed	ALLEGEDLY
Sign seen at hen party?	OMEN
So Nelson had the Victory, I had heard	one-eyed
That is muscle one would work on defiantly?	SCAB
These little mammals are I hesitate to say the pits!	ERMINES
Things to observe after resorting to an alibi	NOTABILIA
Unknown number removed from opposite side by a clear-out	ENEMA
Very large copper can put in convict for bussing	osculating
Wishes friend to get hold of incredible hit song	long tall sally
Withdrawing coat, one dropped embarrassingly short material	CAMBRIC