The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26085 - April 29, 2015

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Clues Answers
Backing provides funds for boxing at sports venues STADIA
Bent Conservative marked for surveillance? CRINGED
Bishop fell over part of cleaner's equipment BROOM
Bud at last seen in first green plant BEDSTRAW
Characters potentially OK for crew? WORKFORCE
Clubs will crack CLEAVE
Cricket bat badly restricted by variations in pitch WILLOW
Criminal mates pinching your old ring may display it AMETHYST
Fielding side's below par OFF
First-class assessor rising in party's admin office SECRETARIAT
Great transport, one way or another, for one aboard SUPERB
Green faction's precursor to burying the hatchet? OLIVEBRANCH
Having forgotten answer, decline prize TROPHY
King's Cross, centre of area further north REX
Look at what happens when I hit the roof audibly? EYEBALL
Metal covered by connecting wire LEADIN
Clues Answers
Moved close to mother during birth DRAWN
One side of coin given in benefit — there's a catch DOVERSOLE
Pedestrian's speed when skirting lake on plain COMMONPLACE
Powerless board as described by a quirky panel AQUAPLANE
Pretty good show, getting bowled for 100 following on RESPECTABLE
Scratch the surface of wound, and cause alarm for some SCARIFY
Significant clergyman making sound in the East End? REVEALING
Society needs force to beat it SCRAM
Something one trying had in the past AGO
Spare Times the setter brought back in record time EXEMPT
Tenacious man cutting commercial charge for letter ADHERENT
Turning place for sheep TUP
Tyrant giving drug to small boy DESPOT
What fledglings do the wrong way round, being despondent DOWNCAST
What quibblers do about replacing leader in base CAVIL
Where patient visitors gather, daughter having gone too BESIDES