The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 12 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Take a gamble importing European root crop BEET
Rough sketch of simple boat on delta DRAFT
Chicken when headless HEN
Military official elected — for a second term? AGAIN
Needing no introduction, top series set apart ESTRANGE
AN OBJECTION TO TOUCH ABUT
Mallet finally breaking bones in fish STURGEON
Artist escaping sweet animal CAMEL
See red, green and yellow items GO BANANAS
I must replace what’s at heart of bad offer BID
Wood in fire is offered up OSIER
Occupy one new hospital a little time INHABIT
Hibiscus originally captured by artist, a flowering plant DAHLIA
Time repeatedly invested in game — it's a gamble LOTTO
Fruit hangs loosely, it's said? DRUPES
House party I left, vermin hosts DOMICILE
Backed exams taken again eliminating English winter sportsperson SKATER
Reformed lamina including uranium metal oxide ALUMINA
Cut doubled, quickly chop-chop
Introducing sliding scale to work, what makes sparks fly? TESLA COIL
What can protect wood in burnt arboretum TAR
Change outside of one meteorological flight instrument ALTIMETER
Addictive form of cocaine reduced in repressive measure CRACKDOWN
Priest perhaps given lodging by Uncle Richard CLERIC
Such as British beef in kitchen container EGGBOX
Men bash titles for representing upper echelon ESTABLISHMENT
TALK ABOUT MILLINER CHATTER
In diamonds I go for blue colour INDIGO
HEARING TEST TRIAL
Make division time stand up before court TRISECT
Dangerous creature runs round outside hotel and inside RHINO
Arctic wasting away PERISHING
Suggestion of G 12 MIDNIGHT
Circulate gold piece ORBIT
Restore checks meeting sugar daddy? REINSTATE
Freshener spraying patterns in air to mask pong, primarily ANTIPERSPIRANT
Turned over furrow to pinch root vegetable TURNIP