Independent.co.uk Cryptic - March 3 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Independent.co.uk Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Mar 3 2018 

Clues	Answers
10 - 7 = 23? Head off in confusion	THREE
Blows kisses	SMACKS
Cheese cut & grated	PARMESAN
Did men live sinfully, being intent on wrongdoing?	EVILMINDED
Doctor, can I get the first pair to inject essential nutrient?	NIACIN
Dropped dead while antidote was working? Bother!	EATINTO
Finally, "Hi ho Silver" before the charge!	AGIO
For this reason lack of amplification is conducive to working	ERGONOMIC
He no longer believes in a position Sartre oddly rejected	APOSTATE
Lower numbers	NETHER
Member of the Lords backtracking on record	PEER
No being cryptic and causing problems!	PLAYING UP
Omit state (not Rhode Island) at beginning of trip	MISS OUT
One's offered hospitality in rogue state	GUEST
Opposing odds when odds are extremely short	EVENS
Party embracing a limit on spending from the beginning	DECAPO
Press on, having left the last trio of stragglers	REPORTERS
Run at it wildly, picking up speed and winning	TRIUMPHANT
Steps we took (cancelling agreement) in order to find best contact place	SWEETSPOT
The main problem with canoe	OCEAN
Those living abroad get help returning, with first instalments of support payments of regular amounts	DIASPORA
Without question, a route should be organised as a central line	EQUATOR