The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28823 January 26, 2024, Clues and Solutions
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Belt in this fashion designer’s label | SOCK |
| Bitter drunk neat, tucked into by saint with halo, say | ASTRINGENT |
| Democrat with awful malice makes a kind of point | DECIMAL |
| Disgusting case of revenge beating | REPULSING |
| E.g. caviar dressing queens sent back? One may get cross | ERROR |
| Fruit given to wee model of diminutive stature | FIGURINE |
| Idiot guards empty space, which people are in until they come out? | CLOSET |
| Kind of poppy composition starts off in upbeat medley | OPIUM |
| Look over confession of someone crying aloud | EYEBALL |
| Losing head, churchman gives offence | ARSON |
| Magazine business means to make sound projection | COMIC |
| Material in publication on Muslim festival coming up | ORGANDIE |
| Might one take a group of workers for lunch? | ANTEATER |
| Old exercise and food regime inspiring new, practical method | EXPEDIENT |
| One might shun temples where robbers are? | ATHEIST |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| One of a couple particular about eating meat or fish | SPRAT |
| Perhaps one clergyman with less sensitivity | cardinal number |
| Person trying to package fancy lace, one responsible for what’s on the box | TELECASTER |
| Picked up Asian needing sunshine in Asian island | TAIWAN |
| Private place to drink Erdinger on vacation | INNER |
| Revered figure, say, among trees with staff | elder statesman |
| Servants bringing down article for legendary alchemist | MIDAS |
| Some stock pine things, periodically stocking gold | LONGHORNS |
| Sometimes lazy female star without appeal | SUSAN |
| Spooner’s relative speculates in toxic assets | bad debts |
| Take off and fly — go off on sortie originally | SKEDADDLE |
| Ties braids of hair Romeo’s cut | DEADLOCKS |
| Utopian article in Bild covering lots of paper | DREAMER |
| Very great king accepting a fair option? | bumper car |
| What’s uttered by setter in court loudly | WOOF |