The Guardian - Cryptic March 20 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,149 - March 20 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Clues	Answers
A number relaxed and stopped	CEASED
A quick drop for one waiting for opening time	FREEFALL
Bitter criticism — I'd bear it somehow	DIATRIBE
Cuts, perhaps, may get us down	WOUNDS
Employees take ring road here in the West Midlands	STAFFORD
Fault or default	DEFECT
Gathers in spare parts	REAPS
Gunsmiths will add it to their stocks	BARREL
Hard taskmaster — he's accepted money that must be turned over	HERCULES
It has branches in Lebanon	CEDAR
Laird can stand for chief	CARDINAL
Lobby Transport House	ENTRANCEHALL
No end of cats here!	ISLEOFMAN
Not so anxious since replacement's arrived?	RELIEVED

 

Clues	Answers
Painstaking people enjoy this activity	SADISM
Programme information in commercial article	AGENDA
Set one's sights higher and improve	LOOKUP
Shopkeeper pronouncedly less refined	GROCER
Something in the air makes one put on weight? On the contrary	OZONE
Stunning, but also inspiring?	BREATHTAKING
Suit for a girl's best friend	DIAMONDS
The middle section is convulsed during their performance	BELLYDANCERS
The only waiting here is at the counter	CAFETERIA
There's nothing risky with her new type of pudding	YORKSHIRE
Trips on the River Loire	TOURS
Votes to consult new dean	REFERENDA
Worried about San Diego	AGONISED
Worriedly anticipate bill coming in will scupper one	INCAPACITATE