Irish Times Crosaire - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Stand in, lacking official capacity, upsets many leaders LOCUM
State support for golf channel GUTTER
Special escort keeps one tucked in? CORSET
Short statement about good outcome of dental surgery SOUNDBITE
Sergeant Major shifting a little drops cap, getting stained SMUDGING
Send successive notes on time REMIT
Rallying cry has lazy group dismissing conclusions SLOGAN
Quirky global saboteur at heart of dystopian film IROBOT
Natural repository for short stories? NUTSHELL
Meticulously planned to have boss 'taken care of' MASTERMINDED
Meeting participant worried about unfinished proposal ATTENDEE
Immediate weight gain by champion ATONCE
Extol ecologist's part in bringing up wild cat OCELOT
Extended demonstration of what Chairman Mao did once LONGMARCH
Diverted by deliberate addition to commercial AMUSED
Bug spies taking on bad guy CICADA
Green fare ingredients are often so described FREERANGE
Talk excitedly about crossing ancient river for treasure hunt GOLDRUSH
Engineer suffers trial for right to make initial offer FIRSTREFUSAL
Literary giant said to be performing after game TENNYSON
Modified lenient terms for joining up again REENLISTMENT
Provides alternative leads for housing society loners RECLUSES