Independent.co.uk Cryptic - 25 February 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Independent.co.uk Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solutions - 25 Feb 2018 

Clues	Answers
Constituent initially ignored by Independent politician's agent	IMPLEMENT
Dead against new nurses beginning to vouch for an unfavourable state of affairs	DISADVANTAGE
Discerning of poet to stand by earliest of comments quoted on the radio	CLEARSIGHTED
Dismiss more reserved account put up earlier	CASHIER
Draw close to elephant in the heart of uncharted territory	ATTRACT
Extended period of imprisonment received by debarred journalist	OUTSTRETCHED
False allegations the French dismissed as homesickness	NOSTALGIA
Freedom from restraint shown by Penny's trite remark	PLATITUDE
Happen to miss bit of practice before batting in county game	CASSINO
Head of planning apt to be easily influenced	PLIABLE
Hurt after I said something very ugly	EYESORE
Intend to put on torn clothing	RAIMENT
It's Dean playing as a substitute	INSTEAD
Just before time of incident	EVENT
Kind of dog bed found in street on the outskirts of Ilfracombe	SCOTTIE
Not usual in America to leave additional space at end of page	EXTREME
Opposed by those resolved to protect the borders of Israel	HOSTILE
Pioneering advocate for a permanent military establishment near the centre of Hartlepool	APOSTLE
Points to a ring around sink resembling fat	ADIPOSE
Quiet for a gun they say	PEACE
Resentment evident in letter about the source of Brexit madness	UMBRACE
Run into dog close to home	INCURE
Senseless to get beginners in immunology doing investigations of the ear	IDIOTIC
Showing signs of anger old soul singer describes being regularly disregarded	REDDENING
Survive on the way up by the ability to recognise a harmful glance	EVILEYE
Unworthy of goddess left in race when disregarding the rules	BELOW THE BELT
Vehicle originally departing from Parisian company's design style	ART DECO
Vulnerable at the outset before crossing German border	VERGE