The Times Cryptic February 25 2021 Crossword Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27910
Clues	Answers
A lot of dough to prepare __ that is a little dough containing a lot?	fortune cookie
A number of evergreens in dry surroundings, initially	at first
Are discerning what to do with cheque	make out
Charity sporting official concealing untruth	RELIEF
Cricketer's run, so long	BYE
Cross, head delivering corporal punishment	SPANKING
Current, with temperature dropping a little, is a type of illusion	OPTICAL
Deity: the disorder she caused is endless	HERMES
Expression of disapproval about a job	TASK
Ferret food	GRUB
Figure label required on front of case, nothing on bags	OCTAGON
Gripping thing, is it buddy, where every second counts?	STUD
Had second thoughts about grass skirts Jenny?	REASSESSED
Hot dish, uncooked part	RAREBIT
Imperial sovereign claiming victory, America anxious	NERVOUS
Jewel thief to hold his horses?	BLOODSTOCK
Legit, speaking down to chairman?	above board
Loud noise as heart ripped from chest	BOOM
Lovely working out	CRACKING
Retired player, demanding type?	EXACTOR
Ship finding wave on the rocks	ice-breaker
Thereby ant disturbed layer	battery hen
Too short to grip old king keen on enlightenment?	all ears
Trouble: every other part falling off rapidly	AIL
Urge a fellow to provide publicist	press agent
Where Dickens and Darwin once for example found a voice to be heard	TENNER
Where student might be going in the right direction	on course
With British cornered, sort of Dark Ages on the way __ shambles!	dogs breakfast
Witness defending African party, spirited gathering?	SEANCE
Working with DIY turns nasty	INDUSTRY
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1818
Clues	Answers
After small mistake, travelled it’s said in exit lane	slip road
Avoid duel, moving east	ELUDE
Carnival route initially appears in complicated diagrams	mardi gras
Cut is almost serious	SEVER
English sailors without a feeling of discontent	ENVY
God posed beside vase	SATURN
Horse always gets fodder	HAY
In foreign parts manages to be heard	OVERSEAS
Indian perhaps back with uniform	HINDU
Inept type engaging a black Aussie native	WALLABY
Jeeves, for example, introduces Glen to tango	VALET
Letter school returned	NOTE
Man in charge at first speaking into this?	MIC
Nobleman’s free pardon partially reversed	PEER
Nothing in priest and lieutenant to inspire disgust	REVOLT
Noticed far side of lawn is cut	SAWN
Nurses’ tea enlivened by a bottle of this?	SAUTERNES
Out of practice, well-behaved prisoner loses head	RUSTY
Poet in first half of sermon about writers	SPENSER
Power of special constable to intercept drug smuggler	MUSCLE
Red wine: rogue has good drop	ROUGE
Restraint of Roman soldiers suppressing resistance	leg-iron
Staff that protect rebuilt city? Sure	SECURITY
Tackle a criminal? Just try!	have a go
Terrier in shame lay twitching	SEALYHAM
Very desirous to get article out of the country	HUNGRY