The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26686 - March 30, 2017 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26686 - March 30, 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
3, maybe, is joining car race but failing to finish	ISLEMAN
Artillery sent back to Western Front in this?	WAR
Bill has little time for paperwork	ADMIN
Bit of a twist for Tolkien lovers?	SNAFFLE
Bit of money for Indian and European, going short in US city	ANNAPOLIS
Cash regularly received by lightweight English author	GRAHAME
Consumed portion of meat enthusiastically	EATEN
Drag bird up out of a lake	LUG
Father nimble, but physically weak	FRAGILE
Fellow outlaw accepting lift from Scottish location	HEBRIDEAN
Fighter in Burma wanting tips for Asian language	HINDI
Fresh set of directions	NEW
Great British PM in Australia promoting queen	BRAVO
House seller, say, mostly keen, along with National Trust, to secure that	ESTATEAGENT
I recite principal pieces from Threepenny Opera in private	INTONER
Injured medallist's back entering race, being keen	LAMENTATION

Clues	Answers
Just being next to fiendish leader is hideous	FRIGHTFUL
Made phone call after parking accident	PRANG
Male expert in a case involving powerful women	Matriarchal
Old farm vehicle fan, sort of	EXTRACTOR
Part of breakfast perhaps spilt on chef's tart	FRENCHTOAST
Putting brakes on endless all night revelling	HALTING
Round edge of rock, swimmer sunbathes	BASKS
Sailor one's left washing up with mum	MATELOT
Second half's disastrous	FLASH
Silky coat not quite all the rage	FUR
Soldier suffered a cut	GIGOT
To succeed with modern technology, show some sense!	COMEOFFIT
Tripe and mushrooms, after a time, served up weekly	SPECTATOR
Used properly, time moved on for Spooner	WELLSPENT
Wine lover, terrible glutton	WOLVERINE
Wobbly, like a piece of furniture	ASTABLE