The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 03 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Cheerful, like Blighty, and flighty? light-hearted
Limit placed on common use of straw hat in service FORAGE CAP
Choice bishop makes directly PLUMB
Business van TRUCK
Where housing’s lacking, inexperienced run fast GREEN BELT
Guitar used by Texan on rise AXE
Frivolous daughter near back of boat DAFT
For one mounted, running battle's a possibility GETTABLE
These miners supply bits and pieces SMITHEREENS
Where you'd hope to recover charge WARD
Leading old African general returning from America NEGUS
Purpose English favour, heading off making effort ENDEAVOUR
Courteous E European welcoming Italian POLITE
Cautious — vet one’s vicar? Strange! CONSERVATIVE
Son tries to find garden tool SHEARS
Dictator's address cut short in error STALIN
Time of self-denial will have an effect finally LENT
Queen under pressure to contact evangelist PREACHER
One identifying secret agent's features TAG
Decline swim DIP
Boys out of bounds in middle of narrow ravine ARROYO
Praise quite regularly received by large group TRIBUTE
Extremely remote date for renewal of contract? REAPPOINTMENT
Evidence found in Somali bin ALIBI
55 in river search DELVE
Graduate takes ages, heading off for period around arrival time MATERNITY
Take up residence and pay SETTLE
Leaving money in account not collected? OFF BALANCE
Buoyant composer reflected on complete suite, perhaps UPHOLSTER
Indian city food shop husband enters DELHI
Gentle reminder acceptable during exercise POKE
Remorse of GI after pinching uniform left just outside GUILT
Unfortunate score, own goal let in, seeing Ebenezer? SCROOGE
Yankee in retreat used up foreign currency RIYAL
Pressure to abandon agreement? It may be just a pose ACT
Horrendous fine legal FRIGHTFUL
Anticipate page referring to fancied player, we hear PRECEDE
Criticize a gripe, sad, out of order DISPARAGE
Faulty line inscribed in medal I cast BLEMISHED
Never again paid for by church ONCE