December 26th 2018 - Independent Uk Cryptic

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December 26th 2018 Answers

Clue	Solution
I gain one second to come first	ISLAND
Prickly character initially chafing at casual treatment by you and me	CACTUS
Itinerant artist against being framed by informant	TRAVELLER
Tipsy Lord admits blunder	MERRY
One course of half-eaten meal swimming in fat left unfinished	PUDDING
Watch thug circling round floor	LOOKOUT
Reporter's not changing paper?	STATIONERY
In the main, movement is restricted to those attending	TIDE
Plant having no proper flower	ROSE
Reporter's son grew upset with men	NEWSMONGER
County's eastern region briefly brought back old legislation	CORNLAW
Quietly object to offer	PRESENT
Plant raised area close to conservatory	DAISY
Quarantine breach losing six lives to begin with	ISOLATION
Insect larvae drawn by source of sugar	BEETLE
PA seems more distant on the phone	FATHER
Hold good area for spectators put up with principled position	STAND
Tipsy pirate providing drink	APERITIF
Industry fabricating ceiling and walls to decorate	DILIGENCE
Song is something sung by gondolier when stripping naked	CAROL
Shared ground, almost one side of cricket pitch	COMMON
Forcibly removing criminal into unorthodox group's housing	UPROOTING
Shell-like bone in middle of fossil record	STAPES
Evergreen tree hampering attempt to climb	MYRTLE
Dogmatic author's raising good point about rule of law	ASSERTIVE
Impervious to irony tainting start of record by reformed Four Tops	RUSTPROOF
Patient rushed to occupy lavatory after I left	TOLERANT
Withdraw decree requiring revision	RECEDE
Chubby Checker's last hit leads to other dancers using new twist	ROTUND
Make a pretence of wager Irishman's accepted	PLAYAT
The West Indies supply wine	WHITE
Former French island for Napoleon?	EXILE

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