The Times - Cryptic - June 28 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27076
Clues	Answers
A grassy area cut short for match	AGREE
Animated character's lad introducing troublemakers	SIMPSON
Assume girlfriend once gave kiss to speaker	EXPECT
Author's note in a short page	ARCHITECT
Bird's piercing cry, tail twitching	SHRIKE
Birmingham houses this, I wrongly think: it's in London	british museum
Collection of Old Testament men	job lot
Commando's salute, welcoming new battalion leader previously	green beret
Creature — insect — found in motorway services principally	MANTIS
Draconian measures: news welcomed by penurious drug addict?	CRACKDOWN
Driver drops off one posh portable heater	Chauffer
Easily influenced, likely to support head of party	PLIABLE
Exploit golf club insufficiently in play	under milk wood
Fired once again about article in Independent? Not so	RELIANT
French noble is attached to name, not English	MARQUIS
Ghastly waterproof sailor has on	MACABRE
Innocent woman joins dance	LAMBADA
Join in French function that's endless	ENROL
Kilometres to west of ancient city, largely cool mountainous region	KURDISTAN
Measure to stop a politician making changes	emendatory
Mischievous rogue ejects MP during political meeting	RASCALLY
Note male actors regularly entering … this?	THEATRE
Novelist's name right on front of cover	CHANDLER
Over lake you'll see a brown fluttering bird	barn owl
Scornful-sounding writer	SAKI
Small amount of money enough for setter? Not me!	CENT
Talented folk succeeded after new order from Alan Turing (not half)	NATURALS
Tree cut down unproblematically	ROBLE
Winter sports journalist is uplifted	SKIED
Wrapped up warm, worried after catching one bug	INFURIATE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1123
Clues	Answers
'Get down boy', did you say?	KNEEL
African hugged by drunken Yank	KENYAN
Biscuit, wonderful thing	CRACKER
Burn disc, or char a little	SCORCH
Crazy capital of Rajasthan, as old Indian city	MADRAS
Cut off, northern river	SEVERN
Deal with sound of composer	HANDLE
Greek author writing a page about European leader thus	AESOP
Guard small vestibule	SENTRY
Huge — a tenth of a centimetre seen differently	IMMENSE
Mailer securing stamp finally, one using money	SPENDER
Most thin — bet son struggling to eat infinitesimal starter	BONIEST
Much-loved tree inspiring you, ultimately	POPULAR
New relationship originally developing	REVOLUTIONARY
No longer fashionable attorney bloke	DATED
Number of stars misbehaving, so I cannot tell!	CONSTELLATION
Number second, like two!	SEVEN
Person stealing new clarinets	LARCENIST
Powerful urge beginning to lessen, I offer nothing	LIBIDO
Reportedly sweet animal	MOOSE
River rising high in northern Europe, initially	RHINE
Street cop in disguise — that's confidential	top-secret
Stripper unable to find way to entertain copper	LOCUST
Weight putting horse in mood	TONNAGE