The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 03 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Running around, the rat is a danger THREAT
Grand, upright character in Catholic circles HOMERIC
Below NY apartment, see rook or vulture CONDOR
FOUR PAIRS OF VOLUNTEERS BESET BY OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOUR OCTAD
Idiot diverted us 100km across Switzerland SCHMUCK
State of old limo confused with cab COLOMBIA
This young camper’s pants nothing but cosy BOY SCOUT
Work in China shared between us? OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
Bird that’s flown as an experiment KITE
Burning paper? SUN
Concerned with omen, stand down RESIGN
Conditional release of father to attend function PAROLE
Cringe frightfully, suppressing cry of pain, doing this? COWERING
Fly back out of Katanga GNAT
It’s something to run a temperature: no harm moving around outside MARATHON
Part of winter nasty for bird TERN
Time-saving tip that’s not so hairy? SHORT CUT
Powerful drive, with spirit: nineteen more needed for century? LUSTRUM
The shape of American defence? PENTAGON
Prow’s damaged with him? SHIPWORM
Given further term in high school for dances HAKAS
Painter stern after spilling a thinner on the ground RARER
Cry, going with this colour HUE
ISLAND PREVIOUSLY TO GET MOTORWAY ROUND IT FORMOSA
Rain heavily as hunting party turning up TEEM
Swelling, be very angry BOIL
Take off from party chasing old nurse SEND UP
FROM PART OF HOSPITAL, BORE OFF SET OF CLOTHES WARDROBE
Criticise a conurbation for greed RAPACITY
Pulsing laser, top guide at night POLE STAR
Source of flour used to make dough? CASH CROP
Long-distance traveller from Maine sleeping like a baby? COMET
Don’t use snooker aid REST
Strong, but run over and broken ROBUST
Still clutching your right hand or foot PYRRHIC
Mount using clip, closed PINTO
Change, once, from half marathon, adopting 2000m? MARKKA
Like some cakes set before daughter LAYERED
Love this statue? Turning angry EROS
Unreal level of American reserve STORYBOOK
Panoramic Rome’s historic housing something very fine MICROMESH
Pale daughter’s magic accessory WAND
A secondary job working in diesel SIDELINE
Ruin song with a short dance sequence LAY WASTE
Fourth rate stuff’s bound to appear in US bar DRAMSHOP
Dog carrying stick around at home CANINE
Round top of trophy, see revolving article CUPOLA
Sort of group that gets under your skin? SPLINTER
Oratory in the case of Churchill hard to copy CHAPEL
Engineering graduate having rung to order BESPOKE
Racket payment from mystified non-competitor you returned PROTECTION MONEY
Device containing spring cabbage maybe left around for rabbit to eat YALE LOCK
Elite institutions that beast can cross? OXBRIDGE
One makes a packet in one’s field BALER
Large party beat up bouncer dispatched by club GOLF BALL
In Italy, that eastern river is so long! CHEERIO