Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers December 9 2017

Clue	Solution
Growth at factory	PLANT
Take off costume	STRIP
Bragged about scrap	RAG
A riot out of proportion	RATIO
Avoid first woman to have a key	EVADE
Point to the Spanish swimmer	EEL
Whip pet	CAT
Faced with expert	ACE
Great deal of flotsam	LOT
Last to finish by river	ENDURE
Thus repeatedly mediocre	SOSO
Element of victory?	GOLD
Shake with most remorse	TREMOR
Sign from galleon	LEO
Fuss at a party	ADO
Study of cadences	DEN
United, embracing fool	NIT
Three ran that way	THERE
Firm about socialist beliefs	CREDO
Atmosphere in Cairo	AIR
Steer away from pines, say	TREES
Loser exchanged parts	ROLES
Outline is almost exact	PRECIS
The French find Virginia hot stuff	LAVA
A portal’s made of stones	AGATES
Pace rated incorrectly	TREAD
Guide a bullock	STEER
Fasten around the neck	TIE
Trolley contains bun	ROLL
Agreement sounds full	PACT
Fixed copper colour	CURED
Low-flying bird	OWL
Hardly returning ton	NOT
The golfer’s conceit	EGO
Now employees have to be obliged	OWE
Trial or trade	ORDEAL
Terrible snide outside right cafes	DINERS
Evaluates speeds	RATES
Heath has time to get car	MOTOR
Ultimate cobbler’s tool	LAST
Formerly cone-shaped	ONCE
Creepy-sounding lake	ERIE
Fired with wrath	IRE