Times 23,503

[Billy_Bonka]

1-Anger that bachelor has stopped getting reliable work B???E
2-Wire in the centre reached up to it C?B??
3-African range I don't agree to climb KENYAN?
4-Rocks put on box dropping down gradually S?R?E

[sarumite]

2. C able

[kettledrum]

Bible
cable
Kenyan
scree

[sarumite]

3. Scree

[Billy_Bonka]

Thanks Folks

[Phil7]

Can you explain, please? I'm a fan of the Times crossword and expect them to make complete sense with no redundancy, so...

1 - B for batchelor + bits of RELIABLE???
2 - does ABLE = "reached up to it"??
3 - ok - KEN (remember Beyond our Ken?) and NAY<<
4 - should be SCREEN or SCREENED dropping N or NED, but they're not "down" or "down gradually". Or SCREED dropping D for down, doesn't make sense.

Am I just having a Monday morning moment?

[kettledrum]

1. bile = anger with B (bachelor) 'stopping' it. A bible is a reliable work . ...eg Chambers is the crossword solvers' bible

2. able = up to it

4. scree(n) TV = box

[kettledrum]

Actually, Phil, now I look at (4) again, I'm not quite sure! Perhaps someone else will come to the rescue.

[Phil7]

Thanks a lot, KD,

"Bile" I'd never have thought of for anger (even with the letters in front of me!!!), but fair enough.

"Up to it" = "able" - I'm kicking myself for missing.

No. 4. as you say looks a bit iffy, and the "dropping down gradually" refers to the scree rocks as well as any other cryptic meaning, I guess.