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The Times - Cryptic Dec 25 2015

ClueAnswer
"Presents" for the minister of wine and socks? REDBOXES
A low grade publication, conversely, that aids culture AGAR
A number of spare men in eastern drilling platform alongside ELEANORRIGBY
Art gallery's not large, but stocking English works OEUVRES
Articles worthy of Observer listing NATO's constituents in wrong order? NOTANDA
Aspire to collect gold rings and cents: a fortune? HOROSCOPE
Audibly barracks crowds making cross channel shopping trip? BOOZECRUISE
Awfully noble gesture at last by Virgin in London station MARYLEBONE
Being led out of general view? PRIVATELIFE
Bill with present: books and a sticker ADHERENT
Bounder's gaudy seasonal gift? JUMPER
Boxing Day's large beer to dish out LADLE
Candle delivered by Santa personally TAPER
Carelessly left eye drop to spread out again REDEPLOY
Carol under tender supervision WHILESHEPHERDSWATCHED
Destroy alga largely covering apple ROYALGALA
Fairy up here, unusually, in a pickle? GUMTREE
Female cops shed alias, dispensing with tips OPHELIA
Film, not the most popular feature of Christmas Day TV? QUEENSSPEECH
Flaming link oddly is opening and not closing! ALLNIGHT
Fruit grew with it ROSEHIP
Gall, putting stuffing ingredient on cooker SAGEAPPLE
Girl called after Christmas? NOELE
Girl keeping old needles and things in wardrobe? COATHANGERS
Happy clappers up for a carol? (4,4,7,2,4) DINGDONGMERRILYONHIGH
Has the turkey I send gone off? DINES
Honour Reagan: top charmer! OBERON
I advanced in secret, without a sound SILENTLY
Identical taverns with outsize appeal for old emperor BARBAROSSA
Landscape art re-established partially in present setting PEARTREE
Lastly, star to go at top of tree? Hardly! ROOT
Like presents on day eleven, tho' strangely just out of oven? PIPINGHOT
Lives on payments first and foremost from stepmother SUBSISTS
Macho clichés rubbished drug treatment CHEMICALCOSH
Member of team pulling together lawyers, female DASHER
Not good to drink or to pull crackers with journalist POLLUTED
Not like Cupid to be so defiant? UNBOWED
Not to be paid too much UNDUE
One dispensing seasonal greetings left and right, maybe, for old data recorders CARDPUNCHES
Person losing head, upset, was obliged to hesitate Umandah
Pet whose coat might be shredded? MARMALADECAT
Philosopher's best friend Jack? RUSSELL
Place of birth fixed STABLE
Pompidou's one supporting politician Heath spontaneously UNPROMPTED
Portals function as an alternative means DOORWAYS
Pretty girl taking right work in line to carry out changes? BELLROPE
Provided wrong song, alas ASLONGAS
Report women's ceremony finished WRITEUP
Returns, eg after ruin, reborn RESURGENT
Runs from place of birth, creating disorder MANGE
Seasonal religious service held by Irish writer Brown CHRISTMASSY
See that great passion flower! LOIRE
Some rotten fish and portion of fruit MESOCARP
Sponge associated with messenger carrying glad tidings? ANGELCAKE
Spotted place to get a kick out of a trip? PENALTYAREA
Unusually rare, browny red fruit ROWANBERRY
Very cheerful, we hear, and secure SEWUP
Wise Men still mostly charmed MAGICAL
An address in Paris where Flaubert novel's been half written MADAME
Chary about returning to knock my compassion SYMPATHY
China must be so like Tonga? FRIENDLY
Co-operate in sport, article drawn out PLAYALONG
Country house staff duck responsibilities at first MANOR
Dreadful rag on character of Greek clubs, giving explicit details GRAPHIC
Fancy tie from Izmir, say — not one each — and diamonds TURKSHEAD
Find it odd being in Salisbury SARUM
Free BBC's not the answer UNTIE
Groups promoting society for old locomotives STEAM
Help pair struggling to fix joint operation HIPREPLACEMENT
Home has delay getting place ready for use INSTALL
Human, perhaps eating beef next PROXIMATE
In favour of Mussolini's cause PRODUCE
Inability to remember a name is awkward AMNESIA
Leaving port before sound of bell SPLITTING
Marked portable computer father's lost NOTED
Military weapons badly blocking main road ARTILLERY
Not so easy to take in old collector HOARDER
One changing flats had agents running all over the place STAGEHAND
Predict success of favourite first piece of talented composer TIPPETT
Primate following church line for location of altar CHAPEL
Range of commercial goods with new fabric LINEN
Right and proper to run away LEGIT
Sheer bliss: lamb casserole served up with heart saved till last NIRVANA
State of indecision from daughter getting over split DRIFT
Station pub entertains east Peruvian visitor PADDINGTONBEAR
Switch is behind cooker REARRANGE
Vanilla smell comes with barrel HUMDRUM
Very wet and windy day shortly before a squall's ending MONSOONAL
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