The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2014 12 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Just beginning new climb NASCENT
Think seriously concerning model by start of catwalk CONTEMPLATE
Diver in sea beginning to gasp, in need of oxygen? PUFFING
GUARD ON SHIP, FRAGILE AFTER STOUT, KEELED OVER TAFFRAIL
DISCHARGE FROM ONE BURDENSOME TASK, NOT GETTING FINISHED ICHOR
Tin home outside which foreign character sits RHINO
Show amusement about one figure of speech SIMILE
Note peculiar revolving cylinder DRUM
People like you may have erased freely after starting right READERS
Fierce winds in Atlantic port RECIFE
BEASTLY TYPE HAS NOT SUCCEEDED -- PASSIONATE DESIRE LURKS HYENA
Friend after round gemstone OPAL
Duck meal - ideal, ultimately TEAL
Dock free for overhauling part of ship FOREDECK
Piano teacher, expert at playing pieces GRANDMASTER
Safe house, set back, protecting Greek in opera PETERGRIMES
Swell piece of publicity at university PUFFUP
Number attending bingo in porter's place? GATEHOUSE
Obnoxiously pleasant and dull when being entertained GREASY
Natural being present in tavern, Turk's Head? INHERENT
Mate, before meal, makes a drink CHINATEA
Individual joining sides, not a team player? LONER
Milk curdling agent, note, turned RENNET
Made error as batsman, being exploited PLAYEDON
Home team in Conference losing first half RESIDENCE
Extramarital sex upset true lady ADULTERY
Notes head injury MISCHIEF
LEAN NURSE TEND
DON'T PERMIT LITTLE GIRL TO GET PASTY-FACED DISALLOW
Nepali in play? MOUNTAINLANGUAGE
One backing search for shark ANGELFISH
Pariah, alone, playing a musical instrument AEOLIANHARP
Audience member somehow riles number inside LISTENER
American songster caught by country bumpkin next to a river CHICKADEE
A bit quiet for someone who's listening PIECE
TOOL LEFT ON MIDDLE OF SHELF IN AN AWKWARD POSITION PICKLE
ANCIENT RESCUER BRINGING NUMBER TO A HOSPITAL NOAH
GET HOLD OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO SING AUDIBLY ACQUIRE
A girl's settled in an antipodean city ADELAIDE
Asian librarian who may do duty as a nightwatchman? TAILENDER
Girl, single, hanging round street, a bodily obstruction GALLSTONE
Invitation to play wind instrument in play COMEBLOWYOURHORN
Stuff about sheep CRAM
LEARNING OF ARREST REPORTED IN SON'S JOINT SCHOLARSHIP
THE FELLOW'S HOLDING A BATTLE FOR IMPORTANT PEOPLE HEAVIES
School admitting unique selling point is dodgy SUSPECT
Reward about to be given fairly REQUITE
Remarkably, AA chose it for prime minister TAOISEACH
Destructive waves must, as in resort TSUNAMIS
Security go for striker SAFETYMATCH
Impossible, from article, to doubt OUTOFTHEQUESTION
ROTTEN ROW? RANK
Staggered out of a jungle, and died AMAZED
Greene, say, English novelist GRAHAME
Hellish torments a friend stupidly inflicted on butterfly FIREANDBRIMSTONE
Grave next to tree will get immediate treatment FIRSTAID
SQUID? NUMBER OVER IN FISH TRAP POUNDNET
Who records what could be twenty runs? SCORER
Waugh in New York flat briefly flipped EVELYN
Vehicle in street, a crock, reconditioned STOCKCAR
Daughter given schooling, one for university, showing commitment DEDICATION
Cut made to accommodate chapter summary RECAP
Copied page, I reckoned PIRATED
Carve sailing ship, no end of teak being required ETCH
Capital raised in my honour? MEMORY
American supporting relatives in America itself UNCLESAM
Handicap: a golfing term ALBATROSS
Be unable to sleep — also shot after fling TOSSANDTURN
Cake produced by graduate after dance RUMBABA
Climber's point about unusual exercises on telly TRUMPETVINE
Correctly, passed clockwise RIGHTHANDED
Unlisted, former partner and board member? Number unknown? EXDIRECTORY
Unsettled, travelling on a jumbo? INTHEAIR
Left in difficult situation, group is crying out loud HOLLERING
US CITY DEMONSTRATES A PEEVISHNESS, ONE IN NEED OF LOVE ABILENE