The Times Cryptic February 28 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27599
Clues	Answers
A Greek last seen in Sparta?	ALPHA
A little extra, Spooner says to enliven partner?	MAKEWEIGHT
Athletes penalised for this most deceptive of skills	false start
Bird's audibly wavering cry	tawny owl
British banker requiring separate note	SEVERN
Disturbances which parading soldiers are in?	ROWS
Doctor taking in most of sick and faint	MILD
Edging away, other troops leading at that point	THEREUPON
Fighter in his early years needing extra weapon	CLAYMORE
Graduate translated Latin used in morning service	MATINAL
Head of Admiralty can navigate remotely	ALOOFLY
I'm amazed journalist seizing papers is left alone	WIDOWED
Make bug	get to
Masses retiring, arriving at bar	STOP
Miserable medic particularly drained	MOPY
National Trust's originator raised capital abroad	TAMIL
Pioneer with coat pinching hat commonly leading to trouble	blaze a trail
Professed chief spotted scratching head	MAINTAINED
Prospective MP needs one constituent in division	NOMINATOR
Protective gear from criminal haunts	SUNHAT
Recordings heard, with illustrations worked in	TAPESTRIED
Rescind newly-issued notice	DISCERN
Roughly cutting round border	ABUT
Ruled reply, we hear, required for one taking set steps	line dancer
Screwing up irks couple employed by Mme Defarge, say	knitting needles
See English going in once play's abandoned	clap eyes on
Stand-up artist perhaps of vast size hasn't succeeded	COMIC
Very smallest part of anatomy?	ATOM
Women’s shoe repair outlet scrap simple carrier	WHEELBARROW
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1559
Clues	Answers
Amazing blender ICI manufactured	INCREDIBLE
Artificial piece: damn amazing, some reflected	man-made
Between right and left, each is genuine	REAL
Brilliant display of yarn wound around cape	ECLAT
Copper pen in form of box?	CUBIC
Custodians putting clutch again in vehicles	CARETAKERS
Czech bachelor languishing in a home	BOHEMIAN
Girl to live recklessly	VIOLET
Hoist flag	JACK
In the end, run over to collect honour: it precedes Oscar	NOVEMBER
Like some paint floating in pond across river	NONDRIP
Made inroads in French, taught to handle grammar, finally	ENCROACHED
Man has nearly forty days to find girl	HELEN
One divulging secrets in three books about the French queen	BLABBER
Politician going round a Berkshire town, following plan	map-reading
Queen Catherine somewhat stuck up, arrogant	PARR
Radio presenter’s formal jacket spoken of	DEEJAY
Reg’s team rearranged home fixture	gas meter
Rich fellow’s finally given a shilling	NABOB
Shoot a female bishop in duel, retreating	leafbud
Short opening move by a foreign state	GAMBIA
Theatre company within month: it’s worn out	DECREPIT
Use yours truly, backing stratagem	EMPLOY
Very little élan	DASH