The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1518 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1518 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Moderately good penning line, showing skill	FLAIR
Mostly hobbling and crooked, but dazzling	LAMBENT
Nothing, behold, sailors abandoned?	LOVELORN
Prevent most of the skin blemish	THWART
Reprimand male on tucking into a meal	ADMONISH
Serving of food? Paul felt upset	PLATEFUL
Singer’s theme	TENOR
Source of special gear for comedy performance	SKIT
Suggestion: mine is taken up	TIP
Supposed place local resident loses head	PUTATIVE
Tournament match in which there’s no winner?	TIE
Unexciting sort of note	FLAT
Work involving operations in part of garden	TOPSOIL

Clues	Answers
Again power up craft following the others	RESTART
Close on two soccer teams departed after end of last year	TWENTY
Compatible study on urgent reforming	CONGRUENT
Deep earth left turned over	HEARTFELT
Eccentric item that could be removed from deck	CARD
Free toilets on end of promenade	LOOSE
Harvest some more apples	REAP
Hostilities in Lancashire initially to secure small upland area	HILLOCK
I engaged in virtual reality leading to American computer problem	VIRUS
I must be ousted from Italian city in revolution	TURN
Leading character in Sussex and surrounding area showing generosity	LARGESSE
Marine creature in position, almost adjacent to bay?	sea-horse
Married, surrounded by champagne? Splendid stuff	POMP