The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 02 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Virgil's last poems about ancient city where healing sought LOURDES
Uniform adopted by active forces to divert one's attention REFOCUS
Tweaks to improve grand airs fine-tunes
Small bird, for instance, climbing twig GET IT
Scams involving drink for game? SQUASH RACKETS
A nurse of spirit? ANGEL
Veggie food content of uneaten sandwiches TOFU
Those opposed to sacking current social workers ANTS
Stricken by illness, I’d allow for new treatment LAID LOW
Start-of-year return for corrupt concierge JANITOR
Self-seeking crank first caught leaving for game EGOCENTRIC
Crowd of reporters? PRESS
Turning to place flags, make a speech and disappear EVAPORATE
Extra-singular customs MORES
Police raid not working BUST
Particularly sound judgment, English admitted, not essential EXTRANEOUS
One flying flag initially defies all warnings JACKDAW
Feature a dinner service CHINA
Mangy poodle’s internal pain GYP
Gets passionate approaching time for Scots celebration burns night
The bar is back: have a great time REVEL
Extremely specious white lies not unusual when one's questioned? hostile witness
Tool for workmen making bridge SPANNER
Half a woolly ball for little dog POM
Castigated what assessor did RATED
Idea showing consideration THOUGHT
Very fond of a party, call ADORING
Opening cocktail mixer, one becomes more unsteady SHAKIER
Old queen calming undisciplined bombast MAGNILOQUENCE
Trespassers assert charge to be out of order GATECRASHERS
Flier taken over Eastern mountain GREBE
Gordon finally used up water for his veg NEEP
Devious racketeer harms pollster's task MARKET RESEARCH
A French channel not to be relied on UNSOUND
Chaucer's steward by any chance keeping end of tale back? REEVE