The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 03 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A Russian fighter, old friend AMIGO
Uselessness of water company for one after onset of freeze FUTILITY
Free agent returned letter PERMISSIVE
All the letters, or not quite two? ALPHABET
In Slough, swimming pool is the worse for use SHOPSOILED
Gold transaction a severe test ORDEAL
Subsistence in lodgings containing study, say BREAD AND BUTTER
Drop of beer knocked back SLIP
Bland individual wholly bowled over by avant-garde VANILLA
Alas, poetry set him off MORES THE PITY
LOOK THE WRONG WAY FOR HONOUR KEEP
Take care, as Good King Wenceslas did? LOOK OUT
A fan of eastern religion wanting silence INTO
DISADVANTAGE OF WARD? DRAWBACK
Bring in pot that's picked up EARN
Paul for one has job at length in A&E APOSTLE
A SESSION OF FOOTBALL, HENRY AGAINST ALFRED HALF
Style so retro for male with comb ROOSTER
Wanting to drop off old coins, carrying burden SLUMBEROUS
MRS NORMAN, SAY, REBUFFED A TITLE EMMA
Message that's short and sentimentally sweet TWEE
Reading this is a touching experience BRAILLE
Forgotten, so impossible to cancel BEYOND RECALL
Rises in pressure routine in America UPTURNS
Mostly criminal men punching mug or suckers ASPIRATORS
Dog runs away from miner COLLIE
Bob up in wave foam — fantastic! SURFACE
Impertinent rogue never associated with trial IRRELEVANT
Irregular army tour departed here? MORTUARY
Assumed warmth's from part of bulb around high piece of wood CUPBOARD LOVE
E.g. Bradbury with an innovative story BARNABY RUDGE
Ditch royal bearer of food TRENCHER
Northern home, one almost dark IGLOO
Reversal of current change EDIT
Under most favourable circumstances, second grade in an exam AT BEST
Modest about home gleaming SHINY
Hesitate to accept current surrender WAIVER
SOME FANTASY, AS SEEN FROM THE RIGHT TEXTS ESSAYS
Something very sugary has little pastry WEEPIE
Money that keeps value: coins rather than notes? HARD CURRENCY
Spies have trapped extremely emotional girl CELIA
Belated attempt to raise legitimate issue? SHOTGUN WEDDING
Without order, entity lazily moves one three places back UNTIDILY
CATCH SUN BY DESERT PALM RATTAN
Stick with Labour leader? It's a problem for member club-foot
Chance to work at ice-cold inn COINCIDENTAL
Cooperate to act and dance PLAY BALL
Big Eddy's out of line and ultimately lacking genius MAESTRO
Duck or chicken perhaps following wise bird FOWL
Ruin course of meal DISH
Lacking will to embrace right American way INTERSTATE
Renown from remarkable result LUSTRE