The Times - Cryptic - March 22 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26992
Clues	Answers
A way to fill hole up in pendant	EARDROP
Admitting failure finally, collapse of town shocked neighbourhood	neck of the woods
Counter blow	BUFFET
Drunken layabout virtually abandoned	SLOSHED
Father standing, Paul turning, police officer salutes	APPLAUDS
Female rhino picked up by the ears?	DOE
Fool suffered, getting criticised strongly	ASSAILED
Head supporting king, and in French parliament	KNESSET
High street name in dictionary	STONED
Initially nearly 500 gatecrashing ’ouse in Greece? Considerably more to follow	and then some
Islanders' war, I gathered, about Hebrides at first — here?	lewis and harris
Little boy feeding horse like a pig?	GREEDY
Male grasped by a more desperate lover	ADMIRER
Manipulating tactic, something attractive and repulsive	charm offensive
Might exhibitionist stand naked under this?	power shower
Nice place where I fight in middle of barrage	RIVIERA
No friend is false, did you say?	FOE
Padded seat without ends even, a great deal	UMPTEEN
Period of ten years passed amid restrictions	TWENTIES
Recipes with meat in a stew, tour de force	MASTERPIECE
Reportedly disregard impediment to create a ripple	WAVELET
Sadness caused by sacking?	DISAPPOINTMENT
Some style about supporting act	PERFORM
Soul even, in tool	spirit level
Surrender weapon	BOW
Thriller writer, slow mover	AMBLER
Two blows exactly	slap-bang
Victory achievable, Napoleon heads for the front	VAN
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1053
Clues	Answers
Change arrangements in relation to Conservative personality	reconfigure
Combine having some fun, it entertains	UNITE
Come to life in California merry-go-round	CAROUSEL
Earnings once I’m working	INCOME
Engineers accommodated in farm building, dull	BARREN
Game, suppress scams	squash rackets
In proper kit — a benefit from work	PERK
Inquisitive making cold female angry	FURIOUS
Movement of pendulum affected at collision	OSCILLATION
Oddly after wins, King vulnerable	at risk
Old car of poor quality, roof coming off	HEAP
Once more avail oneself of second half of Chartreuse	REUSE
Petty officer’s time with Jack maybe? Write home about it on this?	POSTCARD
Return of transport system? He’s not to be believed	LIAR
Roman emperor’s brought over a fellow’s cold dish	Caesar salad
Soccer official with complaint gets second drink	REFILL
Society, one advancing money, very small	SLENDER
Southern shops check television	small screen
Stuck in mud maybe, need to have reflective peek round	knee-deep
Was indignant about unopened gift at end with no name	RESENTED
We note minions relaxed outside working hours	in ones own time
Were defeated, upsetting lots	LOST