The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 12 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
At work, he’d unearth recruitment agent HEADHUNTER
What may be distributed e.g. for India? FOREIGN AID
Securing organic compound — container must be sound TETHERING
Not to be used for personal cover? UNWEARABLE
One horsey pair maybe but not a couple in partnership ITEM
Wrath surrounding old scold for period IRON AGE
Sad as purr goes becoming affected scorn SOUR GRAPES
Understand the true nature of support to the bitter end? SEE THROUGH
Accusing, in the past, small boy, I don’t let go ARTICLING
Football team run by he-man struggling to keep in charge bayern munich
Boat sure to be damaged by him? SABOTEUR
Obscure position of quiet cadet avoiding outsiders SHADE
Little guy beginning to employ fine performer is generous type BENEFACTOR
Pacific almost ruined with no end of plastics, an occurrence one must accept FAIT ACCOMPLI
Agree Conservative needs to meet unpleasant guy CONCUR
Second team player reinstated? BACK
Sir losing head going after maiden, maybe surprisingly quickly OVERNIGHT
Independent worker ultimately restricted by money paid FREE
Knowing a type of pottery AWARE
Seaside tree, by sound of it BEACH
Poetry lover maybe ate these, cooked AESTHETE
INITIALLY THE OPERATIVES WORK NEAR URBAN AREA TOWN
Plinth only having carbon at the centre SOCLE
Formal request from favourite encountering opposition — not half! PETITION
SHOW SIGNS OF AGE IN GAME ON STREET RUST
Something woodworker can hold: not rank? FILE
Ref had stay arranged for celebration FATHERS DAY
SENIOR MEMBER OF FAMILY HAVING ANY NUMBER OF ANECDOTES NANA
Time short? Then there's little hesitation to provide bit of information DATUM
English paper's showing creatures of land and water EFTS
After play on words, is husband fine, say? PUNISH
Bird making speed over the waves KNOT
On return, exclude a horse ARAB
Light over small room making letters visible LANDLADIES
Delicacy of record concerning first person in fashion DISCRETION
Opening for French teacher on way back with relative — a thrill FRISSON
Most magnificent voice introducing story by saint STATELIEST
Island has real criminal being put away CRETE
Pre-cooked food in can — hotel menu being awful! LUNCHEON MEAT
Writer Mark’s time alongside farm cart TWAIN
Charge to drink in Irish city — a good wine ultimately CORKAGE
Song rendered by lean lady, sung badly AULD LANG SYNE
After trendy numbers the writer's becoming serious INTENSIVE
Worker in firm producing lyrical lines CANTO
Thought opposing team “very hot” CONSIDERED
Something disliked, marijuana the man’s got inside ANATHEMA
Forest worker phoned leading lady? RANGER
Neat extract from poet, Rimbaud TRIM
Actor’s fruit not finished? That is right OLIVIER
Imbibers with urgent message “Time!” has interrupted? SOTS
Little hesitation with tirade straying from standards ERRANT
Bad feeling about despatched soldiers, feature recurrent in battle RESENTMENT