The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
In trouble receiving fine, not popular penalty FORFEIT
Modelled wearing shiny fabric SATIN
Intermittently fine, but regularly early on parade SHOWERY
Shot at table in a crowd hasn’t died MASSE
Spot woman's instrument ZITHER
Last to move, grabbing red bag SATCHEL
Actuaries oddly missing fix CURE
Prepares to eat apple initially, backing out of it ASLEEP
Set off worktop feature COUNTERPOINT
Farm animal’s light weight, not good RAM
Short, positive response returned by son shows respect CURTSEYS
Observe work in nursery is so unpleasant eye-watering
Tea for audience coming in, chef promises COMMITS
Small conifer cultivated for use in court FORENSIC
Sweet American lives in France, it’s true HONEST
Following direction to banquet FEAST
Put out partly like Victoria EVICT
Deficient punctuation unprecedented in bulletin COMMUNIQUE
A large number killed SLEW
Tzar rages about astronomer STARGAZER
Loan literati lively literary device ALLITERATION
One under coach protected by astute engine-driver TUTEE
Tips sauce spilling into speciality galactic travel wear SPACESUIT
Regularly meditate as exercise DAILY DOZEN
What Pompeii tour offers is yet to be confirmed remains to be seen
Composer has no clue, struggling at piano POULENC
Spoil number for creature MARTEN
Bird has years in channel GULLY
Refuse short, brisk walk MARC
Unusual dictionary missing “Y” in index INDICATOR
Company rescuer talked of sleepless period white night
Sack not quite dry, a horror of mine FIREDAMP
Perform a sort of scan ACT
Number diagram FIGURE
Animal pack RAM
Screw secures prison in terror PANICKY
Some parrot I detested upset journalist EDITOR
Abandoned cat in Split RENOUNCED
Bear contemptuous expression as high official pooh-bah
Priory in control, holding on MONASTERY
Small coin is old — chuck back OBOL
Fires again as rule before it ends heartlessly REIGNITES
The missing husband gets name published regularly: perfect! ten out of ten