The Independents Cryptic Crossword January 4 2023 Answers:
| Muse shot a recording in retrospective clothes 5 letters | ERATO |
| Flat out speed of ex-Formula One driver? 9 letters | PROSTRATE |
| Show appreciation entertaining tight knit group of specialists 9 letters | THINKTANK |
| Club picked up like a pike 5 letters | GUILD |
| Went around in a kilt? 7 letters | SKIRTED |
| Conscript with cool air we’re told 7 letters | DRAFTEE |
| Unimpressed left in Black Sea resort 5 letters | BLASE |
| After losing first point observes sign of positivity 3 letters | YES |
| Drop case of wines and port – clumsy! 5 letters | INEPT |
| Avoiding publicity No.10 sacked person calling for drink 7 letters | TOASTER |
| PlayStation possibly providing cheer in distress 7 letters | CONSOLE |
| Jumping bail Hippogryph reveals proof of being elsewhere at the time 5 letters | ALIBI |
| Object with anger after supporter backs market exploitation 9 letters | ARBITRAGE |
| One down alley dancing in a stylish manner 9 letters | ELEGANTLY |
| Lift starts to rattle after initially smooth elevation 5 letters | RAISE |
| Spy topped short well-to-do man 4 letters | GENT |
| 25’s excited about magnificent church 8 letters | BASILICA |
| Market could be terribly British 4 letters | SOUK |
| In ascendant fashion United perform steadily securing local division 8 letters | UPWARDLY |
| Group of animals heading off with herd occasionally became fast 6 letters | LOCKED |
| Standstill in deer country 10 letters | STAGNATION |
| Red carpet laid outside movies regularly 6 letters | MAOIST |
| Right in the middle of cemetery? 10 letters | DEADCENTRE |
| Cultured media revolutionary in Portuguese tarts business 10 letters | SUBSTRATES |
| Exaggerated the acceleration Concorde initially recorded during test 10 letters | THEATRICAL |
| Basic Sky Sports for school infirmaries? 8 letters | SICKBAYS |
| A current celebrity turns up filled with success and an excessive feeling of self-importance 8 letters | EGOMANIA |
| In the middle of Spain Siemens produces chemicals 6 letters | AMIDES |
| Tailor played bridge in Italy 6 letters | RIALTO |
| Wrong tense instructed orally 4 letters | TORT |
| Essentially careful drivers check mirrors at all times 4 letters | EVER |
