The Times - Cryptic - February 28 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26973
Clues	Answers
After better rock music for something spicy	CAPSICUM
After uprising, foolish to quit German city	POTSDAM
Anti-war protester curtailed agreement, one with weapon in hand?	PACIFIST
Arrangement of names, some without order, all together	en masse
Back hopper to lose tail	FRO
Beating ancient Greek volleyball team, perhaps, close to defeat	six of the best
Butterfly mark	COMMA
Celebrate screening a show	REVEAL
Daughter and curious man avoiding gentle breeze	DODDLE
Energy entering a crowd, a tiny shape-shifter	AMOEBA
Family planning in the end sound as a bell?	CLANG
Grass-coated hide of elk smelt	REEKED
Great author has little time for criminal	BIGAMIST
I'm going to eat starters of real authenticity: Indian spices for dip	TARAMASALATA
In slayer, assume a possible offender?	swear word
Lines often dedicated to defending harbours	ODE
Meat in fringes of fire, served lit	FLAMBE
Name coming up in Waugh, in impartial manner	EVENLY
Plates and saucers etc, still not drinking cups!	tea set
Poorest off welcoming very brief stay	stop-over
Postprandial drink like coffee ultimately suits when knocked back	DIGESTIF
Reshuffle by Tories: that’s a serious state	SOBRIETY
Serious about credit, it is ruined	DECREPIT
Tasty struggle on the field — good to hold back in fact	SCRUMPTIOUS
Theatre boxes always the cheapest accommodation	STEERAGE
Went back for a moment	split second
Wind is returning, low and menacing at first	SIMOOM
With sensitive information, European Community in bizarre protest	top-secret
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1037
Clues	Answers
Albacore freshly served around northern Spanish city	BARCELONA
Best man hugged by old friend	OPTIMAL
Change round what may be shown on dial for cockpit instrument	ALTIMETER
Christmas bird takes a lot of covering	ROBIN
Difficult adhesive	STICKY
Dish one street that’s corrupt	DISHONEST
Enclose penalty payment after swindle	CONFINE
For instance, topless dress is way out	EGRESS
Give way concerning cure	RETREAT
Iliad’s author is in capital of Rhodes	HOMER
Interlink European night train initially with Bordeaux?	ENTWINE
Manage a score at cricket	RUN
Mostly lukewarm about medium speeds in music	TEMPI
Now grim anger is all over the place promoting conflict	WARMONGERING
Part of roof beginning to break in high wind	GABLE
Purchase includes round float	BUOY
Put nitrogen in to check gas exhaust	VENT
Really dislike half of side before cricket international	DETEST
Side’s lost minutes in afternoon break	TEA
Substantial work at first needing a total of four scores	WEIGHTY
The way in which food’s given away cold	HOW
Thrashing one-nil where Internet games are played	ONLINE
Undertake bet for titled widow	DOWAGER
We had sound of bell spoil church piece by Mendelssohn	wedding march
What has branches in Chelmsford?	ELM
Will meant to be changed during trial	TESTAMENT