| The Times – Cryptic – Times Cryptic No 28306 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Above river, study game | CONTEST |
| Bore is miserable male being shunned | EAGRE |
| Distribute everything __ nothing left at the end | ALLOT |
| During prayer this person’s to make a face | GRIMACE |
| Effort of female put down | FEAT |
| Escape a tricky situation? You get illumination from above | LAMPLIGHT |
| Fine vase __ it has flower, something to embellish a room? | FURNITURE |
| Frame given position in bottom of the box | ESPALIER |
| French city spoils Parisian female, one trapped | MARSEILLE |
| Herb adding price to alcoholic drink | ALECOST |
| Heroes sit around making conjectures | THEORISES |
| Hesitation about eating one egg or several of them? | ROE |
| Inclined in education to ignore one of the three essential elements? | LEANING |
| Keep mum involved in home decorating? Charming! | DISHY |
| Killer of hunted animal guarding southern city once | DESTROYER |
| Lightheartedness is the thing sought in duty | LEVITY |
| Made to keep one listening and prepared for battle? | FOREARMED |
| Month in which a fast woman tempted to enter races | TEVET |
| Mortified drone showed sign of injury | HUMBLED |
| One disloyal in a job, source of trouble | APOSTATE |
| Pal I recruit to arrange something on a wall | picture rail |
| Plant needing a support, post to keep it in place | mares-tail |
| Positioned like a king in charge of subject | TOPIC |
| Routine held up: nail the robber responsible for it? | TURPIN |
| Sailor’s muscles | ABS |
| Suitable honour for rising figure | MOTIF |
| Tea and vinegar’s out for us: also meat | VEGETARIANS |
| Tenants may have to deal with such correspondence | LETTERS |
| Using fingers, mine, I count | DIGITALLY |
| Warrior in hospital receiving special care | SARACEN |
| Went hungry? Needing inner energy, did the opposite | FEASTED |
| What’s explosive about sex appeal? She once told us! | HITE |
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