The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 09 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Swarm starting to encircle every man TEEM
Plant everyone observes at end of field ALLSEED
Go to court, having set fire to one barrier LITIGATE
Buy back embarrassed leaders in European export market REDEEM
Avoid drill sergeant’s shouted command SHUN
Expensive source of venison reported DEAR
Tolerating a heartless order ABIDING
Prince given ring, a symbol of saintliness HALO
Very demanding wordplay I have put round it PUNITIVE
Worker’s musical production originally viewed in formal wear OPERATIVE
Part of speech in French introducing a garden plant VERBENA
Ungodly composer missing in India PAGAN
Jet starts to near airport in Italian city RAVENNA
Queen isn’t commonly old-fashioned QUAINT
Pretend to play two different but identical notes MIME
Inconvenience male in nightclub fashion DISCOMMODE
A French patissier emptied oven to see how dough is before rising UNPROVEN
Large-scale electronic image? EPIC
Teacher openly revered at first by boy king TUTOR
Purchased in branch, taking little time BOUGHT
Small measure girl’s taken to cover new term MILLIMETRE
Word silver worker used for shrewish woman TERMAGANT
Conflicting information received in delight DIVERGENT
Dull, going over sierra in damp part of US MIDWEST
Impair appeal when going topless HARM
Insect’s dance? And what might end it? MOTHBALL
Dark period man on board talked of NIGHT
Where’s Tobermory? A bit in from Ullapool MULL
Ship carrying queen’s flag STREAMER
Mass converted clan go to in Rome CONGLOMERATION
Fastener on animal enclosure, extremely nasty and trashy CATCHPENNY
End of school period TERM
Top European waterway skirting state missile launching site CAPE CANAVERAL
Gull-like bird — in water, normally TERN
Obnoxious son arrested by Labour leader over party LOATHSOME
Where one might conceal a cough a little late BEHINDHAND
State sector briefly featuring in vocal piece ARIZONA
Officer commanding little group OCTAD
Very old eat in canteen, just outside, strangely ANCIENT