The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 03 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Bit by bit story spread PIECEMEAL
French writer, unexpected rival to Racine, ultimately VOLTAIRE
Saw for example Conservative leading state CUTTER
Duke learning about city once besieged LENINGRAD
Regret abusive Democrat must be removed RUE
Expedition at a distance, in small island SAFARI
Hard work, introducing a new catchphrase SLOGAN
Woman identified by a US attorney ADA
Travelled in formal wear for a decade TWENTIES
He perhaps is in Tangiers working INERT GAS
Meet painter, remarkably self-indulgent INTEMPERATE
Reported ages, yours and mine OURS
A Latina’s working guard dog, perhaps ALSATIAN
Question old flame, an explosive type? EXAMINE
Provoke pointer, say NEEDLE
A French coin in Brazil? That’s illusory UNREAL
Subterfuge of old magistrate, jailing Penny once DODGE
Suffer among reactionary force of old INCUR
Glaswegian, possibly, most involved in survey SCOTSMAN
Stalwart Republican in reading room STURDY
Sarcastic chap cracking jokes? PUNGENT
Last two avoiding service still EVEN SO
Greed, a weakness holding soldiers back AVARICE
Ravenous and unhappy, knocked up some food WOLFISH
Fish caught in unhappy setting SCAD
Cockney’s rent causing outrage? IRE
Tiny bird in tear-jerking film WEEPIE
Rise, lest soldiers get captured INCREASE
Deserve attention finally given EARN
Stripy insect used to be pest at first WASP
Irritable declaration of one in Casualty? IMPATIENT
Upset writer cut sibling’s son NEPHEW
Pioneer’s guard dog crossing river TRENDSETTER
Best days for one in minority? CHILDHOOD
Note taken originally during needlework CROTCHET
Time for a bit of magic SPELL
Nervous type in a hide, perhaps? TWITCHER
Uncle’s place, where you can get dubious material, I hear PAWNSHOP
Time to embrace revolutionary left’s rank ECHELON
Manner in which food initially reaches a traveller WAYFARER
Opinionated idiot can err horribly DOCTRINAIRE
Bent copper facing end of his employment DISPOSITION
One drawing is of Her Majesty on small boat SKETCHER