The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1540 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1540 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Maturer when going wrong, making mistake	ERRATUM
Meadow bare, having been cut	LEA
Noisy revelling — endless feature of funfair	CAROUSE
Old-style politician involved in excellent excuse	ALIBI
Package in unusual place outside front of restaurant	PARCEL
Question Milan team outlook	INTERVIEW
Quite nice	PRETTY
Rod reported character at start of quarrel	CUE
Rowdy Robert in trouble with spouse	OBSTREPEROUS
Swear, the way things go without love	CURSE
Tax vessel	VAT
Temptress greeted on return outside Lima	DELILAH
Web-user starts to see problem, idea not quite right	SPIDER

Clues	Answers
Animal in shackles falling back	ELK
Chatter about old boy getting certificate	PROBATE
Conservative cheated country	CHAD
Corporal punishment to stay	STICK
Engineers crazy — bridge finally constructed anew	REMADE
English bird on a lake, timeless	ETERNAL
Firm up arrangement for tenant in two lines of text	COUPLET
Gracious! US private gets dog!	CORGI
Hear strange bird	RHEA
Hide crack somehow in seat outdoors	deck chair
Justified state of conflict and spoke angrily	WARRANTED
Legal power? Judge is enthralling old city with speech	JURISDICTION
Like upcycled furniture rescued from skip?	RECOVERED