The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Saintly female in charge in place of a couple of gentlemen VERONICA
About half of score in many cases OFTEN
Gripping part of hobby TALON
Small missile making shrill noise STRIDENT
Kind of bottle sailors found in end screw-top
Member of platoon flogged? That is right SOLDIER
At home wearing headgear, having turned back flap PANIC
Lose temper in childish game SNAP
Jargon a king understood ARGOT
Far from lively prisoner sheltering a new one INANIMATE
Having a meal, sound as a bell, content to be doubled up? DINING
Old bone on one antelope ORIBI
Stated opposition about very small service NAVY
Impassive fire controller, female, provided great service poker-faced
Restart of rugby game for ex-student? drop-out
Ineffectual person made to reform, coming into fortune LAME DUCK
Volume is difficult to support HARDBACK
Block proposal for cinematographic technique stop-motion
Go in van, moving to French city AVIGNON
Plays some music, say — record isn't a remix ENTERTAINS
Where on reflection you may be speedily caught radar trap
Parrots, for example, sent up for bit of flight STEP
Engine’s time in dock MOTOR
Trio belt out opera text LIBRETTO
Duke in court to secure expanse of trees WOODLAND
One not to be trusted putting bar back LIAR
Hot ingredient for sauce, despite what you hear CHILLI
Hostile frenzied action gains time ANTAGONISTIC
What causes communal tension? It’s Americans out of order SECTARIANISM
Prevent Richard speaking like a poet of old BARDIC
Benevolent feeling competent solicitor should produce? GOODWILL
Illustration in book is central to revised perfection FRONTISPIECE
Go quickly out of control, indication of indecision after caution CAREER
Alternative to reveille in Territorial Army ALARM
One of seven letters from country admitting old novelist and, separately, me ROMAN NUMERAL
A lieutenant admitted to two churches and a US college CALTECH
Pet one worshipped rolling over DOG