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The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 02 26
The Times Cryptic
Clue
Answer
Greasy stuff in meat recipes sadly lacking energy
SPERMACETI
Story about no good muddle
TANGLE
This relation’s gibe, not the first
AUNT
Spoil good welfare, having reversed plan
DIAGRAM
Immature depiction of everyone in Jersey, say?
CALLOW
INITIALLY TENSE, HESITANT AND WARY, BECOME MORE RELAXED
THAW
Delicious drink close by impressing court
NECTAR
A huge hapless chap, awfully inept in company
GAUCHE
Duck famous navigator
DRAKE
Doctor sent girl, reliable
STERLING
FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR OF IDEALISTS WITH NO SORT OF MEMORY
ANTICS
Coming back unprepared for conflict
WAR
Regularly upbeat, much-liked
PET
Description of rubbish stock mostly offered in bargain?
DETRITAL
Farmland? Something money’s put into over time
TILLAGE
I think firm must leave someone in privileged position
INSIDER
Problem with glasnost, oddly, recalled
SNAG
Seriously religious friend, agog after conversion
god-fearing
Shrub, or a flower in Africa, chopped
ANIL
Start of demolition in built-up area that is on the Indian Ocean
DURBAN
Big money — millions pocketed — for salespeople
TALLYMEN
Performs in parties full of energy
DOES
Family in street with no money
SKINT
Pioneer somehow crossing Poles — he may get income for life
PENSIONER
One shows bit of rump with little hesitation? About right!
STREAKER
GROUP, DYNASTIC, NEEDING REFORM, OBSOLETE ULTIMATELY
SYNDICATE
Wine series linguist embraces
RIESLING
Urbane, put money aside to cover university
SUAVE
Foreign article about position of golfer’s ball
ALIEN
Possible little drop of spirits for Spooner to get drunk
TOSSPOT
Worry, after backing one child’s contact
LIAISON
Dash after writer in club
NIBLICK
Opening excerpt
PASSAGE
Incredible temperature detected in a measurement at sea
ASTOUNDING
Run away from fight and cry noisily
BAWL
ONE WHO IS THIS STILL NEEDS A CRASH HELMET, BEING UNSENTIMENTAL
HARDHEADED
Confused notice at canal, or the pond
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Establishment dishing out love drug
STATIN
Sweet little letter containing crossword compiler’s admission?
NOISETTE
GETTING ON, LOVE LARGE SERVICE OF FOOD
OLDISH
Rising slander over penny tip
DUMP
Insect from another world found by DNA expert
CRICKET
An ’orrible place a bit beyond the yard
ELL
Former pupil, retainer, watchful
OBSERVANT
Very bad and very good intelligence? Very bad
VILLAINOUS
Start to veer away from evil rocks
ICE
Show at Erskine displaying leisure equipment
WATER SKI
COSMETIC TREATMENT THAT BRINGS A BIGGER SHOCK?
hair extension
Old boy suffers setback in India, country offering woeful interjection
ICHABOD
Working for a foreign character, always being below expected grade
UNDERACHIEVER
Feature of website game — hope for shake-up
HOME PAGE
Plant leased before truce? Not right
LETTUCE
Animal that’s wild and short turning up in Cheddar?
TRUCKLE
As you were about to abandon way through town?
STET
Spanish man clutching at politician?
SENATOR
One after the other destined, it’s said, for detention
INTERNMENT