The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2015 12 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BOXING DAY'S LARGE BEER TO DISH OUT LADLE
Groups promoting society for old locomotives STEAM
"Presents" for the minister of wine and socks? REDBOXES
Wise Men still mostly charmed MAGICAL
GIRL CALLED AFTER CHRISTMAS? NOELE
Not like Cupid to be so defiant? UNBOWED
China must be so like Tonga? FRIENDLY
Co-operate in sport, article drawn out PLAYALONG
Inability to remember a name is awkward AMNESIA
Marked portable computer father's lost NOTED
Audibly barracks crowds making cross channel shopping trip? BOOZECRUISE
Macho clichés rubbished drug treatment CHEMICALCOSH
SEASONAL RELIGIOUS SERVICE HELD BY IRISH WRITER BROWN CHRISTMASSY
VERY WET AND WINDY DAY SHORTLY BEFORE A SQUALL'S ENDING MONSOONAL
One dispensing seasonal greetings left and right, maybe, for old data recorders CARDPUNCHES
CARELESSLY LEFT EYE DROP TO SPREAD OUT AGAIN REDEPLOY
Has the turkey I send gone off? DINES
Pet whose coat might be shredded? MARMALADECAT
Station pub entertains east Peruvian visitor PADDINGTONBEAR
PERSON LOSING HEAD, UPSET, WAS OBLIGED TO HESITATE UMANDAH
Lives on payments first and foremost from stepmother SUBSISTS
Fairy up here, unusually, in a pickle? GUMTREE
Report women's ceremony finished WRITEUP
Fruit grew with it ROSEHIP
Articles worthy of Observer listing NATO's constituents in wrong order? NOTANDA
Flaming link oddly is opening and not closing! ALLNIGHT
In favour of Mussolini's cause PRODUCE
Not good to drink or to pull crackers with journalist POLLUTED
Sponge associated with messenger carrying glad tidings? ANGELCAKE
Member of team pulling together lawyers, female DASHER
Primate following church line for location of altar CHAPEL
Film, not the most popular feature of Christmas Day TV? QUEENSSPEECH
Returns, eg after ruin, reborn RESURGENT
Fancy tie from Izmir, say — not one each — and diamonds TURKSHEAD
Aspire to collect gold rings and cents: a fortune? HOROSCOPE
MILITARY WEAPONS BADLY BLOCKING MAIN ROAD ARTILLERY
Spotted place to get a kick out of a trip? PENALTYAREA
SOME ROTTEN FISH AND PORTION OF FRUIT MESOCARP
Very cheerful, we hear, and secure SEWUP
GALL, PUTTING STUFFING INGREDIENT ON COOKER SAGEAPPLE
Provided wrong song, alas ASLONGAS
RIGHT AND PROPER TO RUN AWAY LEGIT
PORTALS FUNCTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS DOORWAYS
Landscape art re-established partially in present setting PEARTREE
Being led out of general view? PRIVATELIFE
One changing flats had agents running all over the place STAGEHAND
Human, perhaps eating beef next PROXIMATE
LEAVING PORT BEFORE SOUND OF BELL SPLITTING
Place of birth fixed STABLE
Destroy alga largely covering apple ROYALGALA
A number of spare men in eastern drilling platform alongside ELEANORRIGBY
Honour Reagan: top charmer! OBERON
Candle delivered by Santa personally TAPER
Free BBC's not the answer UNTIE
Pretty girl taking right work in line to carry out changes? BELLROPE
Like presents on day eleven, tho' strangely just out of oven? PIPINGHOT
PREDICT SUCCESS OF FAVOURITE FIRST PIECE OF TALENTED COMPOSER TIPPETT
An address in Paris where Flaubert novel's been half written MADAME
State of indecision from daughter getting over split DRIFT
RANGE OF COMMERCIAL GOODS WITH NEW FABRIC LINEN
Not so easy to take in old collector HOARDER
Not to be paid too much UNDUE
Country house staff duck responsibilities at first MANOR
Vanilla smell comes with barrel HUMDRUM
GIRL KEEPING OLD NEEDLES AND THINGS IN WARDROBE? COATHANGERS
Unusually rare, browny red fruit ROWANBERRY
Carol under tender supervision WHILESHEPHERDSWATCHED
Identical taverns with outsize appeal for old emperor BARBAROSSA
Art gallery's not large, but stocking English works OEUVRES
Chary about returning to knock my compassion SYMPATHY
Home has delay getting place ready for use INSTALL
Runs from place of birth, creating disorder MANGE
LASTLY, STAR TO GO AT TOP OF TREE? HARDLY! ROOT
Switch is behind cooker REARRANGE
Pompidou's one supporting politician Heath spontaneously UNPROMPTED
Bounder's gaudy seasonal gift? JUMPER
I advanced in secret, without a sound SILENTLY
Help pair struggling to fix joint operation HIPREPLACEMENT
SEE THAT GREAT PASSION FLOWER! LOIRE
Philosopher's best friend Jack? RUSSELL
Sheer bliss: lamb casserole served up with heart saved till last NIRVANA
Bill with present: books and a sticker ADHERENT
Dreadful rag on character of Greek clubs, giving explicit details GRAPHIC
A LOW GRADE PUBLICATION, CONVERSELY, THAT AIDS CULTURE AGAR
Happy clappers up for a carol? (4,4,7,2,4) DINGDONGMERRILYONHIGH
Find it odd being in Salisbury SARUM
AWFULLY NOBLE GESTURE AT LAST BY VIRGIN IN LONDON STATION MARYLEBONE
Female cops shed alias, dispensing with tips OPHELIA