The Times Cryptic Answer List – 3-September-2022
The Times Cryptic – Solution List – 3-September-2022
1.Invested in university, died outside it ENDUED
2.No heart for precipitous measure STEP
3.Second to be arrested by base tyrant DESPOT
4.Curious how patsy becomes a soft touch NOSY
5.Woman with capital touring area round Chilean port VALPARAISO
6.Dimly illuminated legal document briefly digested by singer TWILIT
7.Flexible notice father put up on board ADAPTABLE
8.Mess one clears up if only slight SUPERFICIAL
9.Equestrian equipment found outside entrance to rural path TRACK
10.Floor with a new riddle KOAN
11.Defeating first two in quiz, disappearing outside VANQUISHING
12.Eerie quality of spoken words framed by good entertainers GHOSTLINESS
13.Picked up escaped bird of prey in Swiss canton LUCERNE
14.Red coat tailored, 1930s style ART DECO
15.Text originator’s certificate, cornier western included SCRIPTWRITER
16.Tramp crossing wooded hollow, initially identifying gumtree BDELLIUM
17.Outcry about affair involving Liberal leader CLAMOUR
18.Old-fashioned occupation duke summarised OUTLINED
19.Put on the ground, drop off SET DOWN
20.Stay close to tailless mammoth HUG
21.A retired man from a foreign land ALIEN
22.Popular old pope’s description of stormy weather? INCLEMENT
23.Oust inspector’s force on ship DISPOSSESS
24.Keen to play with toys — everything depends on it KEYSTONE
25.Like erupting mountain with very old clan oddly in charge VOLCANIC
26.More distinguished chap at NW city — or larger NW area GREATER MANCHESTER
27.What business makes: a small pie TURNOVER
28.Frown at ratter regularly loose in dockyard area WATERFRONT
29.Boy king, one talking tediously about one’s schooling TUITION
30.Local list of those to be saved in speech on revolution ELECTORAL ROLL
31.Like bristly growth displayed by learner in squat STUBBLY
32.Good fortune currently attending this old siege city LUCKNOW
33.Wife that is fatter than anyone? WIDEST
34.Female childminder talked of problem reversing mischief SHENANIGANS
35.Feedback on beginning of play being broadcast REACTION
36.Easily beat teenager, no guts and light weight TROUNCE
37.Disturbed by Shaw play, throw plans into confusion UPSET THE APPLECART
38.Records produced by shrewd American composer ARCHIVES
39.Facing group of pupils, old master holding large book BLEAK HOUSE
40.Reckless general’s assistant enthralled by chart MADCAP
41.Like protozoans, extremely unusual in college wine vault UNICELLULAR
42.Valuable question about fragment WORTHY
43.Man absorbing girl’s turn of phrase IDIOM
44.Books seized by leading press chief stupefied with drink BESOTTED
45.One severely criticising prison SLAMMER
46.Remains extremely lazy about letter? It’s how some 39s behave APISHLY
47.Programs announced in recess APSE
48.Made it possible to lift key curse ENABLED
49.Bishop, say, taking whisky and flavoured toffee BUTTERSCOTCH
50.Farm animals are seen around most of his workers’ homes BEEHIVES
51.In cold season attorney secures revolutionary outer garment WINDCHEATER
52.Old entertainer, firm attraction, returning after Christmas NOEL COWARD
53.Extremely pitiable hush, in which thousands at first — die of this? PESTILENCE
54.Place in which stripper wastes time? LOCUS
55.Republican priest with capacity for trustworthiness RELIABILITY
56.Asian writer turned boxer NEPALI
57.Inside deck very warm, so celebrity wants to make it snappy? PHOTO OP
58.One who pledges to deal with people who are late? UNDERTAKER
59.Cook meal finally rejected by weight watcher SIMMER
60.Governor at that time shielding a nonbeliever HEATHEN
61.A leaderless gathering of troops heading off sudden attack a success for France AUSTERLITZ
62.Plant hanging down at end of bay, perhaps? HORSETAIL
63.Examine first of patients overcome by bug INSPECT
64.Evade argument, creating shrubby border round field HEDGEROW
65.Allowed to continue, having misguidedly posted pun UNSTOPPED
66.Series of races run say over a dry area REGATTA
67.Quickly throwing spider, say, into river PRESTO
68.Additional article — by him, do we assume? ANOTHER
69.Singer distributing ale brewed in outskirts of Rochester REED WARBLER
70.Fly spicy food around south in frantic haste HURRY SCURRY
71.Cane applied to part of body: up and down it goes SWITCHBACK
72.Struggle ultimately set American ship against the French TUSSLE
73.Senseless importuners dismissed from Macbeth’s castle INANE
74.Undue praise of cook, drinking coffee FLATTERY
75.Most unrestricted widespread plant LOOSESTRIFE
76.I feed such nice crumbles, being head cook CHEF DE CUISINE
77.Perhaps fine tree one spotted in the field PENALTY BOX
78.Daughter introducing well-ventilated source of milk products DAIRY
79.Part of fireplace king introduced to old PM HEARTH
80.No score, even from Anfield NIL
81.Summons to vote, fixing pint while here THREE LINE WHIP
82.Male Abyssinian, perhaps, completely taking in host? TOMCAT
83.Intensify colour, nothing blue strangely REDOUBLE
84.An accommodating type leaving house for studio ATELIER
85.Head across border to find top cleric PRIMATE
86.Having stopped working, have ease DIE DOWN
87.Agitation at confining king in royal house once STEWART
88.Arrive almost full of emotion, and sort of leave COMPASSIONATE
89.Piece of fruit from damaged crate in square NECTARINE
90.Letter-carrier (man, we hear) represented in art MAIL TRAIN