The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2017 12 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Time to race along — hard going for distance swimmer TURTLE
Editor turned author appears opening pink newspaper INDEPENDENT
OLD SECRETARY PUT ON POUNDS OR STONE OPAL
FAT VICAR'S BOTTOM PINCHED BY GROOM LARD
Strange joke — pitch that to win a big prize HIT THE JACKPOT
He's a daft drunk and goofs FATHEADS
Green part in smoke that rolls over tongue GAELIC
Cathedral staff producing part of a book CHAPTER
LONELY TYPE GETTING UP BEHIND CHINESE PEOPLE ORPHAN
GIVEN COACHING IN VOICE THAT'S SHOWING STRAIN TAUT
GREETING WITH A NUMBER BEING HUGGED IN FOREIGN CAPITAL HANOI
Fade away, allowance of food and drink being cut DIE
NAUGHTY TOT KEPT IN PEN IN SMALL HOUSE COTTAGE
Yell coming from son given fatty food SCREAM
Dancer pulled this trick endlessly SLEIGH
Poet retaining English structure as basis SKELETON
Beastly physician confuses artery with vein VETERINARY
Mountain climbing in Newport ruined juice producer POWER PLANT
Behold fire beginning to be put out — there's flowing water here LOIRE
Fighter’s awful risk near person holding horse SKIRMISHER
CARD GAME THAT CAN GET RED HOT POKER
ECCENTRIC STRANGER IN ODD ARRANGEMENT FOR REGULAR PAYMENTS STANDING ORDER
Help coward to escape youngster SPRING CHICKEN
Assign position in river DEPUTE
Beat counter to get change TROUNCE
Timber carried back in Noah's Ark ASH
TRAVEL GAME IS TAKING PLACE IN ANGLICAN CHURCH CRUISE
Mathematical function is hit COSH
Approach position, await and intercept WAYLAY
SOLDIER DROPPED IN STANDARD INITIALLY ACHIEVED PARA
One beginning to fail FOUNDER
Certainly fashionable to have legal document INDEED
Wife left bed, getting out after hours at hotel HATHAWAY
Leaves tip — fiver's inside ENDIVE
Groups of parishes with luvvies around the north-east DEANERIES
Limit soldiers enforced stringently RESTRICT
Lethargy from one in Cheers, after popular hospital series INERTIA
REGRET BEING DISABLED, NOT LOSING HEART LAMENT
Bible teachings given to Polish faithful word-perfect
Endless impertinence by group showing enthusiasm CHEERING
Place with a group of detectives becomes calm PLACID
Viewed from South Island, a killer whale finds land CROATIA
ONE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT BREAKS OUT INEXACT
Twosome united in act DUO
Set member up GEL
Aggressive commanding officer and doctor show up COMBATIVE
Night signaller’s extremely irrational, and frequently upset very pistol
Regular couple from Delft provide current address EFFENDI
Genius Albert, not a German mug! STEIN
Pretender by stream gets to grips with family feud PERKIN WARBECK
Basically that's worked to hold attention AT HEART
Greek character some maybe tamed BETA
Propriety requires new code — bottom less than totally visible! DECORUM
Aspect is strangely unrealistic ESCAPIST