The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2015 12 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Politician right to punch purring protester? DEMOCRAT
Holder is cutting the pace CANISTER
Tinker reported in US city TAMPA
Pub worker, tattoo possibly etched into knee, say? BARTENDER
Incredibly large person shortly having a dance HULA
Literary idler requiring a fillip when about to marry wife after hesitation BERTIEWOOSTER
MATCH REFERENCE BOOK, A RECORD SO EXTRAORDINARILY GRIPPING SCOREBOARD
Cosmonaut finding silence a feature of Saturn? Not quite GAGARIN
Very little time to pass the ball in sport MOTOCROSS
Inventor Sir Henry bitter about backfiring shambles BESSEMER
Conventional missile sent up TRAD
That should get the swine clean? Rubbish! HOGWASH
Greek prison for Rochester's wife? ATTIC
Human right to receive support, ultimately MORTAL
Fortification hit a bit RAMPART
In America, petty idiot constrains our British leaders TWOBIT
Comment on holy book REMARK
A bird me, a nocturnal flier in the night MEADOWLARK
FUNCTION OF A COLANDER STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT? STRAINING
Old king and old cardinal taught TUTORED
Instrument adopted by mother, a sorceress MORGANA
Tedious drone with instrument HUMDRUM
Heavyweight Australian boxer covering a crack in my pants! ROCKYMARCIANO
Stick a border up for a high window MIRADOR
Scorcher taking in Bobby, cool dude HEPCAT
In monogram, a tiny inscription on an old violin? AMATI
WITH A MINIMUM OF TACT, LITTLE TIME FOR MESSAGE? TWEET
Appear more buoyant having forced the plug in LIGHTENUP
Darling expected, it's said, saccharine stuff HONEYDEW
Current man on the board DRAUGHT