The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27262

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Clues Answers
A bug is initially stopping contactless transaction air kiss
Badly handling fog on river — worrying MISTREATING
Beggar’s roguish clothing finished with IMPOVERISH
Bowled some rubbish, I sweep BESOM
Caught scarlet woman on meadow in town CHESTERFIELD
Daughter with cosmetic obscuring face, one concealed under bonnet? DIPSTICK
Deny secret agent’s returned, cover blown NEGATE
Hand out from court not available in area on island DISTRIBUTE
Highest-ranking corporal finds love in Sevenoaks, say TOPONYM
Knock up a good score PAR
Look again for university job RESEARCH
Mental disturbance? Black out in ferocious weather RAINSTORM
Not very good as a painter? ROPY
One perhaps blue enjoying such delight? a whale of a time
Clues Answers
One probes a part of body most painful ACHIEST
Pasta ration in mess, about one gram RIGATONI
Penetrating eye, walking round hospital THREADING
Poet’s finished — please reply, omitting verb OER
Police arresting people over room wrecked with one skull perhaps memento mori
Pressure to produce milk, short of time? Calm down! PLACATE
Say, two or three rupees for coat PRIMER
Severely criticise event HAMMER
Small change disrupting her plans SHRAPNEL
Spread pate, leaving half in tin SPAN
Still very warm in river PHOTO
Switching parties in America, proof leads to strong protest REMONSTRATION
Turning away dogs, room’s cleaner mrs mop
Two types of reserve, including chief, not attending taking notice