The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2017 12 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ORDER SOME SWEET CIDER FROM THE SOUTH EDICT
Thus a monarch is very wet SOAKING
One letting Desperate Dan dally LANDLADY
Public school distress HARROW
Abstract artist keeping one in shop STATIONER
Tossed her in river RHINE
A brief sort of a piece AKIN
Odd bits of tissue and loo roll get cleaned out GO BUST
Puzzle from the setter’s pen, provided within MYSTIFY
Corner, where top cut from knot ANGLE
Permit fighting rhetoric WARRANT
Traditional food dishes here, 2p off SHEPHERDS PIE
Vintage year following fine footballer CRUYFF
Painter working only in certain colours REYNOLDS
Church put out over replacing Conservative member of flock? CHEVIOT
Be impatient winner: rather gripping series of races against that fellow CHAMP AT THE BIT
ESTIMATE COOKING WITH THE MOST BEEF, SAY? MEATIEST
Certain to keep leaders of every country safe SECURE
Buzz around there, regularly going back for honey SWEETEN
Cheat exactly behind joker CARD SHARP
Quick! School bell’s ringing, but head’s absent SCHNELL
House opening around 4th of January STUART
Manipulate confectionery FUDGE
Wanting an actor, magic in plays, showing dramatic range TRAGICOMIC
Pound making comeback cheers nation MALTA
HANGER-ON, WHERE JUMPING SOLDIERS FOUND? PARASITE
Can defending holder of the Ashes retire? TURN IN
Carry mark — symbol TOTEM
It may enable reception venue to accommodate a famous Swiss beauty SATELLITE DISH
Astonished group of rugby players led by a point AWESTRUCK
MASTERY OF WITTY LEADERS IN THE NEWSPAPERS PROWESS
Black articles in wash BATHE
Script read with feeling BRAILLE
Second half of larger tooth MOLAR
Hair somewhat scruffy, viewed from behind FUR
Greeting appropriate over the telephone in the main HIGH SEAS
Copper retiring, needing little work CUSHY
One suppressing inconvenient report on firing? SILENCER
Sitcom’s beginning with Nora Batty giving offence ARSON
NATION IN DEBT, IN ARREARS INITIALLY INDIA
Mark, fractionally wrong on medical tip DECIMAL POINT
FRAUD WHEN COMPUTERS BACKED UP SCAM
Day before some revelry EVE
I go around a hospital to set up feeding tubes OESOPHAGI
Batteries may be attached to this horse CHARGER
Bear with what speaker holds as representative TOTEMIC
Study chapter one on class resembling scallops? CONCHIFORM
FRUIT OLD, AS IT HAPPENS OLIVE
Fairly horrible smell mostly trailing behind stinker, say TO A DEGREE
Elation after moving something on foot TOENAIL
HOT, BREWED IN RED MUG, WONDERFUL THING HUMDINGER
Tittle-tattle from ex-grass, perhaps, drawing in listeners HEARSAY
However, one is a legendary monster YETI
Fruit in stream, did you say? CURRANT
ITEM WORN WITH CAPE AT CLUBS, SAY CATSUIT
Average doubled in this manner so-so