The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 03 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
New climb just starting NASCENT
Makes keener ahead of time, I assure you HONEST
Bad boy’s two homes VILLAIN
Spread stories backing daughter: record is very good GOSSIPED
Security on door vital at flat KEYPAD
Article bobbing around a water channel TAILRACE
Person regularly taking tablet ONE
One missing a work meeting told to go inside ABSENTEE
Close match, one’s rarely worn out NIGHTIE
Drink too much? That’s a coincidence OVERLAP
Revolutionary movement's superficial mark, we hear WHEEL
Brutality imprisoning a monarch for lack of personal experience VICARIOUSNESS
Humdrum reporter saying it’s useful for cutting HACKSAW
Insignificant actor in run — but no hit EXTRA
Desire firm check COVET
Ad-libbing station jingle is foolish IMPROVIDENT
Drunken Caledonian clubs ejected SOTTISH
E.g. top ten names provided to dangerous criminal HIT LIST
A bible going out for primate in Asia agile gibbon
Repeated part of song about ancient deity CHORUS
Four-footers balance unsteadily, suspicious at first around vehicle TETRAMETERS
Race had become disorderly farce CHARADE
Around sunset, fag break? lighting-up time
Bowled over by quiet dance BOP
Old king got up on pick-up truck to make careful speech ELOCUTE
Near end of employment, a dark time NIGHT
Shown veiled SCREENED
Birds no longer suffice as stuffing for cooks DODOES
Card game requiring absurd caution: cross! auction bridge
Redirect gangs to be reformed as expression of friendship greetings card
It goes badly for bighead EGOIST
Take advantage of endless ribbon TAP
Problem about dreadful cant in sacred place SANCTUM
Revolution engulfing one European city TURIN
Capital of a country in Africa British wanted back BOGOTA