The Times Cryptic February 27 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27598
Clues	Answers
A head start for police with, in time, better IT	per capita
American’s game and, without question, profligate	ROQUE
Attack article penned by surrogate NCO	PAROXYSM
Bad weather expected to occur mostly in spring month, returning	RAINSTORM
Bear with immature, backward and belligerent cry	war whoop
Butcher’s cleared up, packing last of pork	DEKKO
Composer minus the lyricist ultimately useless	TUNESMITH
Dope runs across grass becoming increasingly active	SPRYER
Hill walker in fog could, say, wrongly	MISSPEAK
Italian left party after serving up hot food	BALTI
Judge getting in way disarranged royal court	st jamess
Kept promise, while being an example in Java, say	reserved word
Monitor possibly not needing large chamois	IZARD
Most unheard of!	silent majority
One not thinking to take from Scripture	ROBOT
Pulling leg, eg a fibber cannot be credible	beggar belief
Rubbish I must think should be placed under bed	BUNKUM
Scandinavian drunk as a lord?	ROALD
Slowing down after abnormal power and vigour	ESPRIT
Something quotable from champ appearing on channel	sound bite
Sound of matchmaker’s cutting tool?	PARER
Staff acquiring millions: instant wealth	MAMMON
Stays on track, gracious and firm	CORSETRY
Tick off papers put out and delivered fast	rapid-fire
Times long ago opposing Leave? Yes, at first	ANTIQUITY
What Mayerhof and Zamenhof do that’s final	end of
Which story unfolds in 2 Kings I, 2 Kings II? Trivia time!	rikki-tikki-tavi
You texted and tweeted about indication of inflation taking over	USURPING
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1558
Clues	Answers
A Balkan national hugs British gymnast	ACROBAT
Always envious, for constantly popular person	EVERGREEN
Church melody form __ Christian, ultimately	HYMN
Company conflict over gamble shows lack of courage	COWARDICE
Crafty recipe __ one has little time	DISHONEST
Cut up about wife being clever	SHREWD
Dance club certain about politician and old disturbance	DISCOMPOSURE
Depression in gloomy place, on ecstasy	DIMPLE
Dog’s tons more fun, but not male	TERRIER
Father takes daughter home	PAD
Firm losing small data chart	TABLE
Gold corporation down at last for three months of the year	AUTUMN
Greek character wanting English dish	PIE
Heartfelt selection of words in ceremony	SINCERE
Label’s strange with odd letters missing	TAG
Little Sarah working in hairdressers	SALON
Mad about Queen and Wedgwood, perhaps	POTTERY
Occasional short insect breaks inside camping shelter	INTERMITTENT
Rice recipe: unlimited Apulian cooking	PILAU
Scholar to talk endlessly	RABBI
Spent seven days speaking	WEAK
Survive like most football grounds?	WITHSTAND
The French boy’s time at school	LESSON
To incite’s about right: rider’s put his foot in it?	STIRRUP
Very black blubber	SOB
Waste material one’s thrown in underground cell	DUNGEON