The Times - Cryptic - January 11 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26932
Clues	Answers
Article accompanies leaders in Guardian giving report of trouble	AGGRO
Award nurses in small hospital top accolade	best in show
Beef good, ready for eating	GRIPE
Bird heads for trees, having to fly	THRUSH
Brandy knocked back by first of patients in pain	CRAMP
English school: worry it could become government property	ESCHEAT
Fan of rugby player, one not dropping ball	PROPONENT
Gatecrashing pub, wanting drinks	barging in
Get in RADA for retraining? One might	TRAGEDIAN
Going down to get nurse for daughter, ageing	SENESCENT
Having tussle with rat, canine's dazed	in a trance
I hadn't reviewed paintings	TONDI
Infamous Conservative briefly installed in Number Ten, useless	NOTORIOUS
Interfering old females: nasty? Not very	OFFICIOUS
Judge — extremely illiberal — hauled up prisoner	LIFER
Just about enough pre-match publicity?	ADEQUATE
Liabilities resulting from naval attacks?	floating charges
Maybe a bit like someone sneering about book that's hard to understand	GIBBERISH
Name for male artist surrounded by smoke	CRAIG
Note one central line? The reverse, several lines	SIXAIN
One forgives former addict injecting cocaine at first	EXCUSER
Opening gold reserve, inserting single key	ORIFICE
Organisation representing soccer school in London? Wrong	FALSE
Percussion instrument players ultimately showed spirit	side drum
Person, not working, keeping blooming pigeons	POUTERS
Peter Sellers, for one, to appear before audience	GOON
School principal overseeing refurbishment of canteen needing much attention	high-maintenance
Show feelings, stuck in Portuguese motel	EMOTE
Welcoming lots of people shortly with very good food	HOSPITABLE
Worry about appearing in newspaper	FRET
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1003
Clues	Answers
Ascent transformed attitude	STANCE
British directive for march	BORDER
Choose artist — complex woman	ELECTRA
Composer from South — a draw	SATIE
Defensive position he based on famous footballer having good intentions	for the best
Desire often extremely unrestrained	WANTON
Explosive line on site after leader leaves	CORDITE
Extremely lazy, lie on bed possibly	bone-idle
Go North after Sarah uncovered region of Spain	ARAGON
Happy suggestions at end of day	TIPSY
Initially praised one excellent US writer	POE
Insect in pants?	ANT
Italian writer represented by English firm	ECO
Journey ultimately with no stop	HOP
Note duke getting in ale for drinking bout	BENDER
Oddly ignored Zambian seen as lower in rank	ABASE
Orderly fit to sail?	SHIPSHAPE
Paris money once I study for friar	FRANCISCAN
Popular building material? About right for something added on	INCREMENT
Quiet craftsman, biased	PARTISAN
Revolving component in car maybe unchanged on reversal	ROTOR
Sadly see poet try overused idea	STEREOTYPE
Sense to protect flying eagle from Africa	SENEGALESE
Spotted in Amritsar — niece’s snack perhaps	SARNIE