The Times - Cryptic - January 2 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26924
Clues	Answers
A little wood catches fire ultimately	COPSE
A quiet dean, sadly not up to it	INADEQUATE
Before a fight performers search far and wide	cast about
Bottle for Brecht's mother	COURAGE
Butcher's bird	GANDER
Calmly submissive, did not keep appointment	RESIGNED
Catch ruffian seizing end of poker that lies by the fire	hearth rug
Cotton cloaks laid up somewhere in Kent	GILLINGHAM
Errand boy carrying article for Echo in Excel	go far
Faith bound to be heard	TRUST
Fibre in diets is a laxative	SISAL
God of love heading for disaster at home	ODIN
Greek girl supplying Italian dessert	GRANITA
Injured captain who lost control, oddly trendy	BLIGHTED
It follows a monster around	ERGO
Leader of assembly blocks US president	ADAMS
Lulu longing to entertain married princess	HUMDINGER
Military assessment of turbulent priest	SITREP
Move jug	STIR
Movie star getting award after a piercing howl	cary grant
Old lady who wins chess game?	MATER
One of Quince's playmates realigns TV set	STARVELING
Palm about to provide cover	COCOON
Polish bishop’s left short	LACKING
Profit not unusual in area taken up	FOOTPRINT
Run around after evacuation with senior politician	ADMINISTER
Savage, not sweet, with Article 50	BRUTAL
Soldier or sailor turning up after leave	desert rat
Soldier's caged bird revealing musical composition	PARTITA
Standard snooker balls	COLOURS
Such places as Scarborough, primarily?	SPAS
What logger may make from trees in ground	ENTRIES
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 996
Clues	Answers
Also suppressing corruption around Northern Canadian city	TORONTO
Calm even now	STILL
Cold pastime adapted for outdoor holiday venue	CAMPSITE
Concerned article linked to relocation of Sioux	ANXIOUS
Continue to play? Here's what conductor wields	BATON
Displaying preference, dismissing first workman	ARTISAN
Dream Santa comes unstuck between roof and chimney ultimately	FANTASY
End of foot with trimmed single claw	TALON
Good number raced in frosty conditions, showing lack of awareness	IGNORANCE
Haberdashery items held up as a bargain	SNIP
Intended Scotsman to get caught blocking payment	FIANCEE
Material beneath opinion?	SUBSTANCE
Midlands town losing grand precious stone	RUBY
Occupying winning track? I note 11’s fan getting excited	in the fast lane
Place for strikers game to participate in sport	MATCHBOX
Repairman taking in a ramble	MEANDER
Runner, say, allowed in running heat	ATHLETE
Shade found in pigment, in general	TINGE
Sharp bend, not entirely risky, not entirely long	HAIRPIN
Snake and swan presented by artist	COBRA
Something to excite astronomers? This writer's in bed	COMET
Sponsored product that is available in can	tie-in
Tell everyone about musical instrument	TRUMPET
Time at school, we hear, leading to fuel for revolution	TURMOIL
Trouble at University getting fixed	UPSET