The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 12 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Song’s nine unusually bright red flashy features? neon signs
Scenic country farm near Dolgellau, last of all — found here CYMRU
Hits nails — hard wood initially to penetrate THWACKS
Repetition of extra terminal message bye-bye
Slowly moving — stealing — quietly away INCHING
Headless bugler grabbing one: what could be more hideous? UGLIER
Name for religious leader, holy American PIUS
Unwelcome invader to stay in hotel — try to intervene VISIGOTH
Gunned down last of pipers piping SHOT
Third-Ager on Scottish island RETIREE
Hair application allergy not oddly brought up GEL
An entrance's variegated stones AGATES
Suggestion of big road race confronted by negative response NOMINATION
Match ending in magnificent victory TWIN
First half of gift on day one is separate APART
Ordinary sort of castle maybe for a knight to occupy VANILLA
Appropriate opinion TAKE
Fibs about United v Villa initially affected players? LUVVIES
Secular fella, I calculate, in part LAICAL
Novelist William accepting right gift for day five gold ring
Maybe a Venetian doge in role mostly awkward GONDOLIER
People accused brilliant workers? There's concealed purpose DEFENDANTS
Steamship going around pale swimmers SWANS
Awkward, if essential part of Oberammergau, cherished GAUCHE
Legs covered in grass got worse RELAPSED
Shelter Yankee in a poor part of Harlem? ASYLUM
Initially, geese are laying specially for lasses GALS
Got up to collect set award? ROSETTE
Old Jute settler, English in his time HENGIST
Boy perhaps, embraced by maids a-milking SAM
Frost in December I'm expecting RIME
Pollster's message of increased bitterness GALLUP
Cut, or style, of broadcaster MOWED
Nymph coming to life, having light refreshment in a marquee? GALATEA
Detective sergeant collecting unusual percussion instruments DRUMS
A condition for being carried by pallid bargee? WATERMAN
Point to daughter, getting up DOT
A pound for a priest’s vestment ALB
Alibi let us off, being of some value UTILISABLE
Money saved, an inducement to a calling bird? NEST EGG
Blue fish not caught SAD
Plant a message to establish social distancing? TOUCH-ME-NOT
Refuse a dish wife served much earlier WASTE