Mirror Classic Crossword Answers December 24 2017

Clue	Solution
Short race	SPRINT
Bacterium	GERM
Street	ROAD
Food fish	PLAICE
Elevate	LIFT
Smart	NEAT
Probabilities	ODDS
Nocturnal creature	OWL
Fire dust	ASH
Shafts of light	RAYS
Aid in crime	ABET
Naked	BARE
Myth	LEGEND
Wonderful	MEGA
Untidy state	MESS
Colonise	SETTLE
Shade of brown	SEPIA
Genuine	REAL
Fad	TREND
Celebration	GALA
Newspaper boss	EDITOR
Type of element	METAL
Catch sight of	ESPY
Awful	DIRE
Fascinates	CHARMS
Photo book	ALBUM
Tome of maps	ATLAS
Embankment	RIDGE
Hive dwellers	BEES
Singlet	VEST