The Times - Cryptic - February 20 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26966
Clues	Answers
African no longer in sin bin, say, fouled outside area	ABYSSINIAN
An element of unknown, batting first for change	ZINC
Ancient place not well ventilated, on reflection	ILLYRIA
Briefly, Louis XIV ruined	SUNK
Chap is, note, visibly embarrassed after getting important letter?	registered post
Contest broadcast on TV — in which case something valuable?	jewel box
Cooler, more easy-going	open prison
Everyone’s awake early, evidently, and readily available	on a plate
Film excerpt left in capturing sound of horses’ hooves	clip-clopping
Flipping onion making you cry!	BLUB
Frenchman landing place with royal backing	PIERRE
Group in circulation taking train where air travel the norm	AVIARY
Ham is twice mistaken for fish dish	SASHIMI
Hand over ear’s observed incorrectly?	CEDE
Hardly surprising, snow on Derry’s walls	no wonder
Issue of accident-prone doctor being raised with others?	foster children
Leg needing support to land	ONSHORE
One skims the drink: Black Russian, amusingly?	jet ski
Partner no longer can pour drinks one put out	EXTINGUISH
Put out someone to grass	NARK
Rambling in Feb stopping potholer’s winter depression?	cabin fever
Record for auditors comparatively feeble denial	DISCLAIMER
Rum for one to steal	INCH
Sign of error with repair makes one irritable	CROSSPATCH
Sir sits alone, sadly, in this?	solitariness
Slips tailored with oriental fabric	PLISSE
Trucker’s wife doomed?	WAGONER
What Italian repeated in front of Poles and people in Russia	CHECHENS
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1031
Clues	Answers
A chartered accountant spies a shrub	ACACIA
Anger regularly seen in Israel	IRE
Beatles record — a single?	ticket to ride
Bird settling in water nearby	TERN
Boozy sort who leaves gratuity when consuming litres?	TIPPLER
Craftsmen loading junk into empty pick-ups	PLUMBERS
Dreamer, one I spotted in Kentish Town street	IDEALIST
Flier shot — with this?	RIFLE
Geoff sat uncomfortably in the wings	off-stage
In retrospect, medicines rarely include … this?	ARSENIC
Little dog eating male's shoe	PUMP
Management speech about ill-gotten gains	ORGANISATION
Minority group losing leader in battle	ACTION
Nomad's tent invaded by torrential rains	TRANSIENT
Not moving in with a pal from Northern Ireland	INANIMATE
Over road you'll see big tailless creature	BIRD
Plan to welcome His Excellency at last	in the end
Question: does Susan exist?	ISSUE
Religious group ready to carry cardinal's crown	SECT
Scoffed at end of scene	ATE
String player left with composer, we hear, after church	CELLIST
Thought managing director will limit employment	MUSED
Tory backed a new party? Impossible	no can do
Wine Morse, perhaps, knocked back after start of meal	MEDOC