The Telegraph - Toughie - December 25 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie Crossword Puzzle Solution - December 25 2016 

Clues	Answers
A detective goes after reasonable African native	OKAPI
Begging to show reform -- it's beyond me!	MENDICANT
Bill's quote for French city's joint letting	COTENANCY
Bird enlivened drab trees	REDBREAST
Boat with internal cover	LINER
Coming together again in island	REUNION
Country of heartless warder	TURKEY
Cut up birds for last course?	MINCEPIES
Draw once more? Not again, we hear	RETIE
Fool hid bin on site using prime positions	IDIOT
Go off dog that's led badly	CURDLE
Goat for example and one of its products	BUTTER
Herb has a coming out for PC big splash	SPLODGE
How a piano operates in a factory	SOAPWORKS
Light fog allowed nameless one cover for a smooch?	MISTLETOE
Lively planet has no copper	MERRY

 

Clues	Answers
Make unknown drink	BRANDY
Misprint lines introducing irate broadcast	LITERAL
Monarchists not on to play in season	CHRISTMAS
National cheat on island	WELSHMAN
Obscure Arab supports relative	UNCLEAR
Origin of witch employed without introduction and approved	ENDORSED
Promoted soldier is No.1 following free, rising state control	DIRIGISME
Retreating Russian leader eats nothing for main course	ROAST
Second prince turns up and shoots	SPROUTS
Sentimental pair of flowers	ROSEPINK
Source for longbow you heard has pedigree	YEWTREE
Staggering monarch pursuing legendary bird	ROCKING
Thus about to be indifferent to pleasure or pain	STOIC
University theologian embraced by Peg gets good dessert	PUDDING
When asked, moaned terribly, meeting nerd on vacation	ONDEMAND
Young child's new skipping jump	SPRIG