Monday August 15Cryptic:ACROSS: 5 Gum arabic 8 Senora 9 Capone 10 Who 11 Somali 13 Tether 15 Antrim 18 Steamy 20 Etc 21 Head-on 22 Reigns 23 Go-betweenDOWN: 1 Cupola 2 Malawi 3 Mascot 4 Limpet 6 Recounted 7 Undermine 12 Lei 14 Eat 16 Red-hot 17 Mended 18 Scrawl 19 EditedQuick:ACROSS: 5 Megastore 8 Deduce 9 Resume 10 Arc 11 Bureau 13 Honour 15 Snipes 18 Artist 20 Hob 21 Rector 22 Stream 23 CornfieldDOWN: 1 Delude 2 Gateau 3 Starch 4 Prison 6 Sequinned 7 Ombudsman 12 Ate 14 Oar 16 Patrol 17 Shrink 18 Abseil 19 TurtleTuesday August 16Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Gladys 4 Lassie 8 Sea 9 Great Ouse 11 Edgy 12 Sturgeon 15 Screening 18 That said 19 Urdu 21 Rigoletto 23 Eli 24 Sadist 25 PursueDOWN: 1 Gashes 2 Analgesia 3 Yogi 5 Asteroid 6 Sou 7 Exeunt 10 Extremist 13 Eagerness 14 Bristles 16 Stores 17 Pumice 20 Tofu 22 GodQuick:ACROSS: 1 Stress 4 Acting 8 Red 9 DVD player 11 Kerb 12 Lip-salve 15 Rendering 18 Imprison 19 Tsar 21 Piecemeal 23 Amp 24 Lie low 25 AsleepDOWN: 1 Strike 2 Radar trap 3 Suds 5 Calfskin 6 Ivy 7 Garner 10 Drive home 13 Legislate 14 Anti-hero 16 Dispel 17 Crop up 20 Alas 22 EyeWednesday August 17Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Lilac 4 Abide 10 Noble 11 Tranche 12 Private 13 Egypt 14 Often 16 Staid 21 Ad-lib 23 Economy 25 Portray 26 Snoop 27 Scoop 28 AskewDOWN: 2 In brief 3 Arena 5 Bravest 6 Decay 7 Inept 8 Steed 9 Seats 15 Embargo 17 Isotope 18 Happy 19 Kenya 20 Nymph 22 Lyric 24 OustsQuick:ACROSS: 1 Flute 4 Badge 10 Idyll 11 Fly-past 12 Calypso 13 Medal 14 Myrrh 16 Elbow 21 Turps 23 Endmost 25 Already 26 Viola 27 Blues 28 CrispDOWN: 2 Loyally 3 Tulip 5 Abysmal 6 Gland 7 Niece 8 Afoot 9 Stale 15 Restate 17 Odorous 18 Atlas 19 Beryl 20 Steam 22 Rural 24 DoverThursday August 18Cryptic:ACROSS: 6 Dream 7 Danish 9 Cheerio 10 Tudor 11 Moon 13 Amours 15 Gauge 16 Reform 17 Abba 20 Salem 22 At a loss 23 Ignite 24 ClearDOWN: 1 Werewolf 2 Smart 3 Idiom 4 One-time 5 Used 6 Decompress 8 Trespasser 12 Yam 13 Age 14 Unbroken 15 Gremlin 18 Vases 19 Parch 21 LogoQuick:ACROSS: 6 Piety 7 Ransom 9 Sit down 10 Epoch 11 Sari 13 Stupor 15 Firth 16 Radial 17 Some 20 Polka 22 Sultana 23 Deja vu 24 ValidDOWN: 1 Textured 2 Pylon 3 Brink 4 In depth 5 Yo-yo 6 Postscript 8 Charge card 12 Nil 13 Sty 14 Probable 15 Faraway 18 Use up 19 Clove 21 LiedFriday August 19Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Zodiac 5 Lean 9 Hop it 10 Let slip 11 Emporia 12 Rowan 13 Grace 15 On-off 20 Edger 22 Niagara 24 Deanery 25 Inure 26 Fact 27 ExiledDOWN: 2 On paper 3 Inter 4 Collar 5 Later on 6 Allow 7 Sheet 8 Spiny 14 Current 16 Feature 17 Sends 18 Enzyme 19 Hated 21 Ghana 23 AlibiQuick:ACROSS: 1 Tattoo 5 Mice 9 Knave 10 Decibel 11 Lenient 12 Inner 13 Still 15 Ledge 20 Scoff 22 Enforce 24 Awesome 25 Ideal 26 Half 27 EighthDOWN: 2 Against 3 These 4 Oddity 5 Machine 6 Cuban 7 Skull 8 Flare 14 Lift off 16 Garment 17 Essay 18 Delete 19 Welly 21 Opera 23 FlingSaturday August 20Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Typists 5 Dig in 8 Fungi 9 Reliant 10 Eyebrow 11 Youth 12 Abrade 14 Cellar 18 Pepys 20 Fleapit 22 Animate 23 Await 24 Yearn 25 DressedDOWN: 1 Taffeta 2 Pence 3 Stirred 4 Shrewd 5 Dolly 6 Gradual 7 Notch 13 Replica 15 Elevate 16 Rotated 17 Afield 18 Peaty 19 Spain 21 PlaysQuick:ACROSS: 1 Disable 5 Get-up 8 Staff 9 Respect 10 Retrain 11 Offal 12 Editor 14 Nephew 18 Paste 20 Thermos 22 Slander 23 Adder 24 Otter 25 OptimalDOWN: 1 Deserve 2 Start 3 Buffalo 4 Errant 5 Gusto 6 Twelfth 7 Petal 13 Instant 15 Elegant 16 Wastrel 17 Stereo 18 Pesto 19 Elder 21 MadamMonday August 8Cryptic:ACROSS: 5 Turntable 8 Nausea 9 Kernel 10 Ide 11 Usurer 13 Titian 15 Dry run 18 Inland 20 Inn 21 Clinic 22 Sadder 23 Last ritesDOWN: 1 Purser 2 Unfair 3 Basket 4 Claret 6 Casserole 7 Detainees 12 Eau 14 Ian 16 Rental 17 Nicety 18 Instil 19 LedgerQuick:ACROSS: 5 Turn round 8 Raffia 9 Ruling 10 GPS 11 Sledge 13 Earthy 15 Steamy 18 Depart 20 Eve 21 Postal 22 Lapsed 23 Strong-armDOWN: 1 Cuffed 2 Engage 3 Course 4 Angler 6 Ballot box 7 Uncharted 12 Gem 14 Ale 16 Astute 17 Yellow 18 Deluge 19 PapersTuesday August 9Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Rocket 4 Adduce 8 Toe 9 Go bananas 11 Font 12 Roosting 15 Swordfish 18 Remittal 19 True 21 Traumatic 23 Try 24 Senate 25 OberonDOWN: 1 Ratify 2 Cheongsam 3 Eggs 5 Dynastic 6 Urn 7 Ensign 10 Broadcast 13 Inheritor 14 Contempt 16 Gratis 17 Kenyan 20 Scab 22 AwnQuick:ACROSS: 1 Legacy 4 Author 8 Spa 9 Post-dated 11 Odds 12 Starkers 15 Violinist 18 Tungsten 19 Silo 21 Eiderdown 23 Ago 24 Mayhem 25 MyselfDOWN: 1 Lesion 2 Guard’s van 3 Copy 5 Underbid 6 Hat 7 Radish 10 Set fire to 13 Extricate 14 Conserve 16 Stream 17 Log off 20 Only 22 DryWednesday August 10Cryptic:ACROSS: 1 Stump 4 Stoke 10 India 11 Cleaner 12 Grecian 13 Roomy 14 Athos 16 Smack 21 Rivet 23 Tiniest 25 Side arm 26 Optic 27 Paled 28 SikhsDOWN: 2 Tidiest 3 Miami 5 Theorem 6 Kendo 7 Dingy 8 Iceni 9 X-rays 15 Outrage 17 Cheetah 18 Brash 19 Items 20 Stick 22 Vodka 24 NaomiQuick:ACROSS: 1 Spasm 4 Stoat 10 Poise 11 Farrier 12 Inferno 13 Use up 14 Bleak 16 Sheet 21 Metal 23 Abiding 25 Trade in 26 Thorn 27 Spite 28 BriefDOWN: 2 Painful 3 Smear 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Source: The Times August 13, 2022 13:47 UTC