The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Small conifer cultivated for use in court FORENSIC
Sweet American lives in France, it’s true HONEST
Tea for audience coming in, chef promises COMMITS
Abandoned cat in Split RENOUNCED
Animal pack RAM
Following direction to banquet FEAST
Loan literati lively literary device ALLITERATION
Modelled wearing shiny fabric SATIN
Priory in control, holding on MONASTERY
Put out partly like Victoria EVICT
Spoil number for creature MARTEN
Spot woman's instrument ZITHER
Tips sauce spilling into speciality galactic travel wear SPACESUIT
Tzar rages about astronomer STARGAZER
Unusual dictionary missing “Y” in index INDICATOR
Small coin is old — chuck back OBOL
Shot at table in a crowd hasn’t died MASSE
Screw secures prison in terror PANICKY
Sack not quite dry, a horror of mine FIREDAMP
Some parrot I detested upset journalist EDITOR
A large number killed SLEW
Refuse short, brisk walk MARC
Prepares to eat apple initially, backing out of it ASLEEP
Perform a sort of scan ACT
One under coach protected by astute engine-driver TUTEE
Observe work in nursery is so unpleasant eye-watering
Last to move, grabbing red bag SATCHEL
Intermittently fine, but regularly early on parade SHOWERY
In trouble receiving fine, not popular penalty FORFEIT
Farm animal’s light weight, not good RAM
Deficient punctuation unprecedented in bulletin COMMUNIQUE
Short, positive response returned by son shows respect CURTSEYS
Company rescuer talked of sleepless period white night
Set off worktop feature COUNTERPOINT
Number diagram FIGURE
Fires again as rule before it ends heartlessly REIGNITES
Bird has years in channel GULLY
Actuaries oddly missing fix CURE
What Pompeii tour offers is yet to be confirmed remains to be seen
The missing husband gets name published regularly: perfect! ten out of ten
Regularly meditate as exercise DAILY DOZEN
Composer has no clue, struggling at piano POULENC
Bear contemptuous expression as high official pooh-bah