The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Unexplained details of card game watched by detective loose ends
String player and most of orchestra beam BANJOIST
Bird nice pal gets to fly PELICAN
Beastly female gets sir excited TIGRESS
An age in school? Time to escape! EON
A swagger, when rounding on a long-distance traveller ASTRONAUT
Like music in restaurant, on always TONAL
Vulgar programme on radio COARSE
Brute very holy? Minimally good PIG
Underworld character in ditch DISCARD
The Spanish reportedly consume cream ELITE
The common people march about, full of spirit DEMOCRACY
Student finally gets to study philosopher — a dreary routine! TREADMILL
Escape to a match? ELOPE
Food for number to tuck into, as intended MEANT
Wild animals getting bugs BADGERS
Smallest of visible asteroids, shrinking LEAST
Silly ladies' man, sort displaying ineptitude MALADROITNESS
Fools to judge, mostly ASSES
New batter collects one special cap BIRETTA
Sign of America stopping tips shortly AUSPICE
Person betraying characteristic obstinacy resists at first TRAITOR
Less friendly, showing back to monarch once STERNER
Regularly warning of unknown bug ANNOY
Object, being not quite totally bashful? DEMUR
Maybe contemplative second acts in plays MONASTIC
Male short leg STAG
Perch outside old coastal town POOLE
Resists nasty relations SISTERS
Units of land in mostly sacred ground ACRES
Upright type, member of an empire ROMAN
Dad getting applause at last after party trick DODGE
After sorting, name a certain plant genus ANEMONE
Absent-minded sergeant losing material on holiday VACANT
Drink containing very soft fruit APPLE
Runs out of cheesy crackers DIPPY
Passing pointer on European trail EVANESCENT
Observe what water is when warm NOTICE
Monster conger eel oddly vanishing OGRE
Extremely floury pork pies amidst eatables MEALIEST
Separate stands put up to take in golf SEGREGATE
Escort loves to accept pounds after performance GIGOLO
Dump wicked, spiteful woman she-devil
Downtrodden journalists blocking article OPPRESSED