The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 04 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Initiate action on a plane, perhaps? STRIKE UP
Entering water, I function for a very short time PICOSECOND
Entering sustained campaign, contest comparatively less flat WAVIER
Second musical yarn MOHAIR
Under root of tree, spare wood EBONY
Rank element in space above STINKY
Plan to cover place in our mouldy cheese MOUSETRAP
Numbing cold crushing Scott's heart, Amundsen ultimately coming first NARCOTIC
Look after complete bishopric OVERSEE
United sailors in vessel URN
Separate taste, as some wines drunk BISECT
First signs of limp elastic in some worn bloomers? LEI
Try and catch HEAR
Turn creative — work on Picasso, primarily PARTY PIECE
Eight nil: football team, one short, cross OXFORD
Very basic home situated in row one-star
One eating no fat fish SPRAT
What big, mean delinquent has time for diminutive fighter? BANTAMWEIGHT
What queen might do — panic! HAVE KITTENS
Horticulturalist’s fantastic red range GARDENER
Fit to dispute losing right AGUE
Trams made to crash in European capital AMSTERDAM
Cooker of very exquisite nosh (starters only) OVEN
Bent wings of bluejay? BANDY
Bull and pig clean HOGWASH
Article in study for head of college DEAN
Bear scratching head well! OOH
Tool found in workbench is electric CHISEL
Stylish Tessa coming out of her shell, outwardly dull DRESSY
Sat on beam, fence — regularly picked up sticks CEMENTS
Quietly changes shapes in advance PREFORMS
Note exclamation of annoyance DOH
Messing around idly, Dee gave up YIELDED
Crazy and terrible situation in which you’ll find Hazel? NUTSHELL
Complexity of small section attached to hospital DEPTH
Ada, rusty, exercising for twenty-four period SATURDAY
Advantage held by seed, generally EDGE
A place for walk AVENUE
A duck an alternative to minced meat? NOT A SAUSAGE