The Times Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Answer - December 31, 2014

The Times - Cryptic - This puzzle was one of three correctly solved in a total of less than 60 mins by 20 of the 24 competitors in the Grand Final of the 2014 Times Crossword Championship - December 31, 2014

Clue	Answer
A foolish error in rebuffing affection	GAFFE
Are you going to lose energy?	WILT
Count one in headquarters	BASIE
Cross boundary of acting at Edinburgh?	INFRINGE
Decisively influence game — one turns aside to admit craft	SWINGBRIDGE
Female alien apprehended by State Security	SAFETY
Flier having power managed use to conserve fuel	PEGASUS
From early plane, tourists flop — one is shattered	SPIRITOFSTLOUIS
Got up as bishop to welcome a man to supervise dinner	MAITRED
Hangman doing one's will?	EXECUTOR
I like reflecting on France's fine culture	BONSAI
I may fly in no end of temper	FUR
Keen to finish, back in conference venue	POTSDAM
King assembled yeomen close to sacristy, ready for opener?	KEYMONEY
Nearly overturning utensil, I was clumsy	OOPS

Clue	Answer
Not in favour of an alcoholic drink	AGIN
Not much of a bang? One's missing a trick here?	LITTLESLAM
Old tribesman bound for the guillotine, imagine	PICTURE
One checking pub measures, say, that's ready for a bite	INCISOR
One obsessed by computer language — not right	GEEK
One's sole contribution to global warming?	CARBONFOOTPRINT
Our sodality shortly to be slammed for worshipping wrongly	IDOLATROUS
Plant we used to staunch internal haemorrhage?	TUMBLEWEED
Securing a force, dispatched round city	SACRAMENTO
Stand-in for stand-up in good cause	COMICRELIEF
Started a psalm, perhaps, very keen on new edition	INTONED
Starting with the detail, cheers missing son	BOTTOMUP
Twist, taking top off pot	URN
Ultimately bolder, inspector, after his initial regret	REMORSE
Way to get disorderly house under restraint	MODESTY