The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27548 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27548 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Nothing supporting meeting, one's very much exposed to criticism	sitting duck
Old biker in government department	MOD
Order drinks regularly, tasteless stuff	DIKTAT
Paint light under socket	PORTRAY
Possible sandwich filling for each container of sandwiches, say?	HAMPER
Quite obtuse, all jerks on telly, ultimately	ABSOLUTELY
Ram position from below	TUP
Rest a load and lean back	pit stop
Runner turned on a father protecting wife after time	tap water
Settler: mark a series about one	COLONIALIST
Share hotel in state where one's lost?	TRANCHE
Skater requiring ploy to tamper with scoring method, of course?	stroke play
Snare hasn't closed — you can say that again!	MANTRA
Stuff served with culture hasn't hurt, a relaxing discipline	YOGA
Two bullets, one killing pest?	slug pellet
Very dark stream	JET

Clues	Answers
A politician supporting Conservative Party	CAMP
As nurses run, going this way and that?	PALINDROMIC
Attempt to sell bathroom equipment	PLUG
Coax husband at last into circle with relative at the end	WHEEDLE
Cocktail Mark consumes something fishy	SIDECAR
Crooked spire, and twisted	SPRAINED
Distinguish why, occasionally, North Korea’s leaders looking to the West	KNOW
European film about cool stuff mostly, one likely to be controversial	POLEMICIST
Fat and happy, in summary	round-up
Fitting uniform, it's in black	SUITABLE
Glorious thing seeing kid in tree	MAJESTY
In departing, train say skidding off the rails	ASTRAY
Matter ending on lap in spill — absorbed with this?	tissue paper
Mum's vehicle key — item found in handbag?	MASCARA
New ideas about horse almost conflict	DISAGREE
Newcastle United nothing like entirely ready for Bucharest?	LEU