The Times - Cryptic - February 12 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26959
Clues	Answers
Ancient religion’s home is in Jamaica	JAINISM
Attempt to keep old system of weights	TROY
Belief in lie after drink is taken	SUPPOSITION
Burden of working with America	ONUS
Conjecture about origins of the latest chicken	GUTLESS
Courteous man entertaining English author	GENET
Drug agent is suspect plant	NARCISSUS
Father on the continent imports British wig	PERUKE
Formal speech where one usually sleeps	ADDRESS
Gone to get a meal from an Italian?	PASTA
Good film for an actor: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, say	VEHICLE
Half the rally place advert for passengers	CARLOAD
Heading for London, group is trouble	UPSET
Iron is hung all over the place in a Chinese system	feng shui
Left making improvements, removing black text	LETTERING
Like wet weather to increase, making river into lake	INCLEMENT
Mug finding something amusing about British prison	toby jug
Nearly run over brownish-grey butterfly	BRIMSTONE
One corrupting prophet ensnares French noble	SEDUCER
Pop concert books joint	GIGOT
Present flags in support of squadron’s foremost flyer	snow bunting
Reduced price for lettuce	COS
Shoot mate in Chicago	BUD
Split with female’s certain	FISSURE
String player needing no book for help	ASSIST
Unusually fab, iconic name for a series	FIBONACCI
What attracts smokers — nearly ten outside one small building	NICOTINE
What some substitute for chocolate over cutting sugar, perhaps	CAROB
What’s lab beaker if mistreated?	BREAKABLE
Where Douglas is stirring semolina with force	isle of man
Widespread disturbing pain vexes	EXPANSIVE
Young fish always around loch	ELVER
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1025
Clues	Answers
Contrite writer I provided with shelter	PENITENT
Crushed teen crime via series of films?	cinema verite
Descendant touring Channel Islands finding another one	SCION
Dropped off pelts needing treatment	SLEPT
Extremely easy insult about attempts to hit coconut?	CUSHIEST
Fail this time here after finally missing the cut	get nowhere
Fixing car, I’m no expert on radio!	MARCONI
Frenchman in safety vest	YVES
Furious about onlooker’s first jeer of derision	HOOT
Giving extra flavour, special, with sugary coating	SPICED
Hombre who stashes drink	BREW
Lose weight? Finish off attempt in Irish county	SLIGO
Meander in South with no clothes on cut short	SNAKE
Not entirely relevant language	GERMAN
Old northeastern ship is a joke	one-liner
Overacting, his antics maybe miff you initially	HAMMY
Partner in second Post Office application	SPOUSE
Retire with some wine?	hit the sack
Silently forward: hint to European	on tiptoe
Soften, ultimately calm, English Lieutenant	MELT
Source of stout courage?	BOTTLE
Star circle oddly ignored for moment	TRICE
They brought gifts, new items, here, for exchange	three wise men
Trading centre in island provides drink	MARTINI