The Times Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Answer - January 7, 2015

 The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25989 - January 7, 2015

Clue	Answer
American to kill joker, involving head of Special Branch	OFFSHOOT
Ancient road, say, so few needing to travel	FOSSEWAY
Approach Conservative in one's society	ACCESS
Arrives to stop champion? Boo!	BARRACK
Child entering short slippery track gets safety gear	SKIDLID
Digging around river's opening?	INTRO
Duke pursues one in brawl late in the week	FRIDAY
Fashion to get level with clubs	CRAZE
Finally remove poor quality adhesive	EPOXY
Fool school doctor	SCHMO
Former Balkan currency raised and wasted	SKELETAL
Head of security has to remove surveillance	STAKEOUT
Hospital department, degraded through inaction, put in one's care	ENTRUSTED
Imitate sidekick of Rod Hull (deceased)	EMULATE
Know about Lothario almost being a monster	KRAKEN

Clue	Answer
Legal action to recover claimant's last pet dog?	TROVER
My line drawn in the earth	GLORYBE
Obscure cold features in extremely expensive housing	ECLIPSE
Occasionally switch positions	ONANDOFF
One that wears lingerie should stop while regularly in view	ABRASIVE
Repeatedly vet rationale for changing electoral system	ALTERNATIVEVOTE
Returned, say, pudding that's short and sweet	FUDGE
Short dumpy wife kisses at either end, causing complaints	SQUAWKS
Smoke puts leading man in bed	CHEROOT
Still he can't be fired? Get out!	FIDGETER
Well-known street proverb about obnoxious men brought up	SAVILEROW
What could be filthy look stopping old fogey briefly	SQUALOR
Where penguins aren't very happy (2,3,2,3,5)	ONTOPOFTHEWORLD
Withhold a sly look interpreted thus?	KEEPBACK
Work involved in photo scanning	TOSCA