The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 03 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Cheerful, like Blighty, and flighty? light-hearted
Courteous E European welcoming Italian POLITE
Decline swim DIP
Evidence found in Somali bin ALIBI
Cautious — vet one’s vicar? Strange! CONSERVATIVE
Guitar used by Texan on rise AXE
Anticipate page referring to fancied player, we hear PRECEDE
55 in river search DELVE
Pressure to abandon agreement? It may be just a pose ACT
Purpose English favour, heading off making effort ENDEAVOUR
Yankee in retreat used up foreign currency RIYAL
Where you'd hope to recover charge WARD
These miners supply bits and pieces SMITHEREENS
Queen under pressure to contact evangelist PREACHER
One identifying secret agent's features TAG
Frivolous daughter near back of boat DAFT
Criticize a gripe, sad, out of order DISPARAGE
Indian city food shop husband enters DELHI
Praise quite regularly received by large group TRIBUTE
Time of self-denial will have an effect finally LENT
Where housing’s lacking, inexperienced run fast GREEN BELT
Horrendous fine legal FRIGHTFUL
Take up residence and pay SETTLE
Son tries to find garden tool SHEARS
For one mounted, running battle's a possibility GETTABLE
Faulty line inscribed in medal I cast BLEMISHED
Unfortunate score, own goal let in, seeing Ebenezer? SCROOGE
Choice bishop makes directly PLUMB
Business van TRUCK
Never again paid for by church ONCE
Boys out of bounds in middle of narrow ravine ARROYO
Limit placed on common use of straw hat in service FORAGE CAP
Leaving money in account not collected? OFF BALANCE
Leading old African general returning from America NEGUS
Dictator's address cut short in error STALIN
Gentle reminder acceptable during exercise POKE
Remorse of GI after pinching uniform left just outside GUILT
Buoyant composer reflected on complete suite, perhaps UPHOLSTER
Graduate takes ages, heading off for period around arrival time MATERNITY
Extremely remote date for renewal of contract? REAPPOINTMENT