The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1245 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1245 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Insincere toad sadly thinking of no one else?	INCONSIDERATE
Joy has to keep quiet and languishes	HAPPINESS
Manage to communicate, that's clear	get over
Old car not starting creates fury	ANGER
Pair to perform at front of one church in rehearsal	PRACTICE
Pussy is crossing avenue — caution!	CAVEAT
Sailor Henry's was a Spanish Catherine	first mate
Shorten a span	ABRIDGE
This writer has a set of religious books planned	MEANT
Vehicle with nothing on? That's funny!	CARTOON
What sounds like common bird sound	CHEEP
Wood used in model-making	ELM

Clues	Answers
A knight with additional decoration somewhere in Northern Ireland	ANTRIM
A US lot losing heart unfortunately in Oklahoman city	TULSA
Any number in peculiar top hats and skimpy female attire	hot pants
Bloke receiving Communion finally in church	MINSTER
Boy comes to end of the big book	TOME
Cloth seen in porch in Oxford	CHINO
Enjoyable experience of a big swimmer from a previous era?	a whale of a time
Female just on the scene, turning up with honoured companion	WENCH
Gloomy, having eaten hard fish	SHAD
Hero in police department	CID
Hesitation about time of abstinence? Back down	RELENT
I? I love to eat	IODINE