The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26867 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26867 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
A fruitless mission, rum do for Arsenal	a fools errand
A need for diplomat to accommodate firm over work?	TOCCATA
Censure for each going up top	REPROOF
Colourless individual not taking sides	NEUTRAL
Continuous murmur from Hard Right splitting corporation	THRUM
Course gone round by sovereign was full of cracks?	QUIPPED
Current cuts are enough to fund strike	run into
Deserter acts deviously to reveal them, perhaps	trade secrets
Destructive, and a pain, holding a night flier back	CATABOLIC
Detective ruled lines for notes concerning women	DISTAFF
Doctor's left university for right case	CARTRIDGE
Famous cleric by preference keeping close to bishop	SPOONER
Follow after troops rush to advance	rat race
Harrowing account dogging Republican ruler	RACKING

Clues	Answers
Headgear displayed by panto queen	TOQUE
Ingenuous old bird, female, given coat	open-faced
Is competent professional perhaps in audition to provide cosmetic surgery?	nose job
Locum happy nursing in India, say	SUBCONTINENT
On reduced allowance, writer's become more focused	SHARPEN
Philosopher arousing others' ire	THEORISER
Primate's teaching is used for English	LORIS
Saves signals from sappers?	RESCUES
See trouble with British artist fronting game show?	BRAVADO
Settle for one female model returning inside	SATISFY
Software providing instruction for transport police?	search engine
State leaders to support overseas sanction	say-so
Unnaturally pale men put on list for service	EMPANEL
Whale led by pack round island	MAJORCA