The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Dissolute rake seized by school head — odd character! FREAKISHNESS
Fruit, penny apiece PEACH
Saccharin oddly dropped as energy drink ingredient ACAI
Colourful bird from which bank of Liffey? LORY
Drive in Mercedes passing elegant Lotus first of all IMPEL
Incompatible staff given role following appeal POLES APART
Junior officer’s regular payment to change name SUBALTERN
Tedious procedure for making hole BORING
Silly sports coats and old hat PASSE
Hastened to protect extremely vulnerable bird RAVEN
Girl primarily broadcasting false information FIB
Singer left in badly torn coat CONTRALTO
Humorous use of language, not unknown in press IRON
Opportunity to go over large part of church CHANCEL
It nourishes teachers introducing old verse books NUTRIMENT
Useless and, for Marx, boring socialist worker, say REDUNDANT
What might swell looker sport as well as yuppie's jackets? STYE
In France, noble ruler's excessively liberal means of punishment DUCKING STOOL
I'm grateful after unwrapping some yarn, say HANK
Person enlisted to study handwriting CONSCRIPT
Reason clock stops working in American's holidays spring breaks
Senior citizen squaddie perhaps shaved? OLDIE
Dubious activity of primate disturbing current king CAPER
Having free time, idles casually round Yorkshire river LEISURED
Seeking Parisian in Angola's capital gobbling sandwiches Endeavouring
State commercial breaks Italy broadcast cease to work CALL IT A DAY
Eastender's ashamed, inhabiting urban area in disrepair TUMBLEDOWN
Hard drink turned up in market PUSH
Observing deficiency in action of bell? NOTING
Leader of Soviet revolt stifles resistance, causing shock SURPRISING
Bad season for children OFFSPRING
Conditions originally ideal for skiing IFS
Ask to box good fighter, turning up to prevent cheating INVIGILATE
Maybe Russian in bar almost drinking litre SLAV
Brought up-to-date wine plugged by European tax-free? RENOVATED
A new piece of advice in respect of hors d’oeuvre ANTIPASTO
Group's reason for not playing badminton? NONET
Endlessly recommend imbibing a liqueur ADVOCAAT
Meticulous cabbie’s passenger in public highway THOROUGHFARE
POLISH DETECTIVE IN FILM EDIT