The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2016 12 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
AFTER OPERATION, PUMP IRON, TURNING BACK ON MOST OF WRECKAGE DEBRIEF
Equatorial country's argument against game CONGO
PIONEER OF ANTISEPSIS BREAKS THROUGH WITH EFFECTS OF CHAFING OR BURNS? BLISTERY
Necking second, drink to 13, 13 for a time? SUSPEND
WITH NOTHING TO LOSE, BUNKING OFF? THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO HIDE WORK AWL
TAILLESS PRIMATE CONNECTED TO HUMANS WITH ASYMMETRY GIBBOUS
Constant sound of impact in less impressive but versatile tool CLAWHAMMER
Mass removed from concertina after small hesitation SCRUPLE
Brotherhood — weird lot, I'd say SODALITY
HUM QUIETLY FOR MUSICAL NUMBER'S INTRODUCTION PONG
What's expected of aide, going forward, in emergency action? PARFORTHECOURSE
Precocious players in second fiddle part BRATPACK
'Oban Summer' flops as a film MEMBRANOUS
OFFENSIVE BIT OF SUN HAD TO BE READ OUT RAID
A recording showing passion AVID
Suddenly overtakes runner taking it easy BASKING
Rip off before Observer intercepts once-powerful Frenchman ROBESPIERRE
Post Office concerned with trademark admits trouble consists of dotty representation POINTILLISM
INCREASE SLOPE OF LINE EMITTED BY INSTRUMENT WITH METAL NIB? STEEPEN
STONE WORK'S FINISH STOP
To maybe make a handful of pieces, crushing one egg? One starts here SPLITINFINITIVE
Country gentleman's whisky and port RYE
PART OF SCHEMER GETS TO BECOME KNOWN EMERGE
Protected by first bishop in Rome, I pitched into supplicant PETITIONER
Disregard attempt to eject teetotaller as fake FORGERY
VEHICLE PROPULSION REDUCED IN JOINT CARPUS
KING ARTHUR'S ADVISER HALF-FLIPPED IN SEAT OF POWER KREMLIN
One bishop of a country wanting leadership could be pi IRRATIONAL
I'm thrilled with large revolver WHEEL
CLOAKED OUTSIDE OF SHORT COAT TAKEN ON A JOURNEY HIJACKED