The Times - Cryptic - January 4 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26926
Clues	Answers
Allure your and my old county displayed first	GLAMOUR
Antelope crossing borders of neighbouring country	ENGLAND
Authentic chapter in article recalled	ECHT
Bill the French presented for a pair of drums	TABLA
Bold sound made by bell across a river	DARING
Canny way to break into a truck down under	ASTUTE
Clarify complicated clue one day, perhaps	ELUCIDATE
Dirty article cut out for one taking pledge	UNCLE
Expensive year king held to be tiresome	DREARY
Fixed state of eastern weapon brought back by Aussie native	ROOTAGE
Foot a father caught in a trap son installed	ANAPAEST
For example, about to accommodate girl’s inclination	PREDISPOSITION
Gift of fine drink recalled by island people at last	FREEBIE
Have no influence? It’s what volunteer tellers do after a poll	count for nothing
In Parisian company, seek to return expressions of praise	ENCOMIA
Intellectual English boss taking delivery of goods	EGGHEAD
Means of rescue originally liberating one like Garfield?	LIFELINE
Most obscure bug at bottom of river	DEEPEST
Muddled divine tucking into beer and spread with daughter	addle-pated
New PA met lieutenant, with two more to follow	ANTEPENULTIMATE
Obscene wife, escorted outside	LEWD
Ordered most of team to get into action	DECREED
Organised dole, set to abandon current place of riches?	el dorado
Reliable law enforcer spoke resoundingly about Times!	copper-bottomed
Robs a chap, initially pinching paintings	DESPOILS
Stand-offs involving introduction of rebel hairstyle	DREADLOCKS
Unfeeling governor lacking cultural pretensions?	HEARTLESS
Woman in middle of lake, a derided fanatic	ANORAK
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 998
Clues	Answers
Appearing in musical, perhaps men only in first number	on stage
Ban Asti cocktail — don’t drink!	ABSTAIN
Big car not allowed in launches	rolls out
Chocolate cake features getting good marks	brownie points
Cross set in a church floor covering	AXMINSTER
Developed new part for European city	ANTWERP
Diving gear coming from South Caribbean island	SCUBA
Dog biting middle of leg — Iodine needed	shar pei
European opening competition	EVENT
First-class letter from Athens	ALPHA
Girl taken in by general manager	ALMA
Hanging back as arranged, partly	ARRAS
High-ranking officer damages Henry	MARSHAL
Join military division close to home	UNITE
Locum work is attractive? Not a second time	temping
Mobile airbase housing very rough	ABRASIVE
One doesn't appreciate where the ashes are left	INGRATE
Orchestra playing in one of the shires?	CARTHORSE
Over an hour stuck in Channel	THROUGH
Rice that's soft I praise endlessly	PILAU
Soccer club incentives	SPURS
Student left one receiving a wage	LEARNER
Support for parking	PROP
Tube in street next to hospital department	STENT
Women's jumper is unusually large one	WHOPPER