The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 03 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Job, perhaps one dividing half of sheep up STOIC
What might confer a degree of tact when cutting cold Yankee DIPLOMA
Way of getting around remoter areas after boat returns POSTBUS
The French emperor’s land in Africa LESOTHO
Can curates cut up a lobster? CRUSTACEAN
Sinister rising member of upper house cutting Young Conservatives CREEPY
Single-minded and certain to hold volunteers back DEDICATED
Raised to desert pack TAROT
Provide food initially to everyone boarding railway carriage CATER
Play I act badly out of character ATYPICAL
Lifeless? Exactly! DEAD
The Speaker’s set of rooms is very nice SWEET
Mammal’s milk, iodine rich primarily TAPIR
What will help one stay clean in dodgy stand-up DUSTPAN
Become tired at work, making large container FLAGON
Reporter’s aircraft not much to look at PLAIN
Reluctant to have a bit of poetry AVERSE
Place of noisy entertainment, such as Piccadilly? CIRCUS
One’s predecessor reacts on being corrected ANCESTOR
Cockney injured carrying a gun? ARMED
Obscure Byzantine coteries ESOTERIC
Endlessly long period of time YEAR
In disrepair, old-time banners unable to be shown INDEMONSTRABLE
Food company restricted by ban BACON
Knocking back lager a mistake? SLIP
Second shopping centre not very big SMALL
Emperor backed an Iranian language, banning son’s imperial title RAS TAFARI
Odd nun eventually getting cut down to size UNEVEN
Irishman reading stuff current in newspaper? PADRAIG
Helper of St Paul in eastern Tarsus, travelling ERASTUS
Examine underground laboratory item TEST TUBE
Help about element helium separation APARTHEID
Hard dividing an irrational number, which Diophantus once showed PHI
Wise women young Satan corrupted AGONY AUNTS
Socialist’s position on team? left-wing
Elders apt to get drunk — very drunk PLASTERED
Complain after ancient coin found in rhubarb dish ROAST BEEF
American boy outside shouting where are hidden presents? BRAN TUB
Agree to what one might do to unruly hair PERMIT