The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26843 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26843 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Ancient region largely evacuated before help turned up	LYDIA
Anger, with one enjoying a carefree life cut short	RILE
Bad pud	DUFF
Beginning to seem cool, crime	SIN
Excessively complimentary review in flier	PUFFIN
Festering cricket side	OFF
Fighter starts to box intelligently, presenting defence	ALIBI
Flag lowered finally, miserable in retreat	DROOP
Fruit garden's odd parts fascinate	GREENGAGE
Futile, to be blunt?	POINTLESS
Happy band, distressed	UPSET
He wrote in earnest, even so, needlessly	STEVENSON
Huge disappointment? That's the measure of computing	MEGAFLOP
Offering nothing in classical language, alumnus going first	OBLATION
One must stay in under this	house arrest

Clues	Answers
Pirates at sea without a prayer?	PRIEST
Planned debate	DELIBERATE
Post or stick, did you say?	JAMB
Proscribe different tokens for cash	BANKNOTES
Reportedly cross, whimper	MEWL
Romeo in bunk becoming surly	GRUFF
Siren trouble girl raised as blooming deadly thing?	BELLADONNA
Skimpy briefs a possible source of irritation when viewed from behind	TANGA
Sneaky blighter, I'm a con	THIMBLERIG
Son of Jacob nursing swelling, he is lumbered	galumphed
Stop company cutting funds for home protection	DAMPCOURSE
Sweet thing, remarkably genial wife filling in puzzle	belgian waffle
Unexpected U-turn with date and deal complete	UNADULTERATED
Very small place, one secured by girl	LILLIPUTIAN
Was substituted? Strange!	left-field