The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 02 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Very little élan DASH
Custodians putting clutch again in vehicles CARETAKERS
Like some paint floating in pond across river NONDRIP
One divulging secrets in three books about the French queen BLABBER
Shoot a female bishop in duel, retreating leafbud
Use yours truly, backing stratagem EMPLOY
Between right and left, each is genuine REAL
Theatre company within month: it’s worn out DECREPIT
POLITICIAN GOING ROUND A BERKSHIRE TOWN, FOLLOWING PLAN map-reading
Girl to live recklessly VIOLET
Czech bachelor languishing in a home BOHEMIAN
Copper pen in form of box? CUBIC
Fighter in his early years needing extra weapon CLAYMORE
Roughly cutting round border ABUT
A GREEK LAST SEEN IN SPARTA? ALPHA
Rich fellow’s finally given a shilling NABOB
Reg’s team rearranged home fixture GAS METER
Radio presenter’s formal jacket spoken of DEEJAY
Queen Catherine somewhat stuck up, arrogant PARR
Short opening move by a foreign state GAMBIA
British banker requiring separate note SEVERN
Man has nearly forty days to find girl HELEN
Made inroads in French, taught to handle grammar, finally ENCROACHED
In the end, run over to collect honour: it precedes Oscar NOVEMBER
Hoist flag JACK
Amazing blender ICI manufactured INCREDIBLE
Prospective MP needs one constituent in division NOMINATOR
Recordings heard, with illustrations worked in TAPESTRIED
Rescind newly-issued notice DISCERN
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
Professed chief spotted scratching head MAINTAINED
Head of Admiralty can navigate remotely ALOOFLY
Pioneer with coat pinching hat commonly leading to trouble BLAZE A TRAIL
National Trust's originator raised capital abroad TAMIL
Miserable medic particularly drained MOPY
Masses retiring, arriving at bar STOP
Make bug GET TO
I'm amazed journalist seizing papers is left alone WIDOWED
Graduate translated Latin used in morning service MATINAL
Edging away, other troops leading at that point THEREUPON
Doctor taking in most of sick and faint MILD
Disturbances which parading soldiers are in? ROWS
Bird's audibly wavering cry TAWNY OWL
Athletes penalised for this most deceptive of skills FALSE START
A little extra, Spooner says to enliven partner? MAKEWEIGHT
Brilliant display of yarn wound around cape ECLAT
Artificial piece: damn amazing, some reflected man-made
Protective gear from criminal haunts SUNHAT