The Telegraph - Cryptic - December 29 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Telegraph - Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Dec 29 2017 

Clues	Answers
Animal that surprises me has rushed around	RACOON
Bikes in next to no time sped furiously	MOPEDS
Bill's little companion in Scottish mountain	BEN
Dampness damaged tourism -- last thing Margate needs	MOISTURE
Dance has the old man taking front position	PAVAN
Everything one has in car	ESTATE
Fairy in a Shakespeare play, fine material	COBWEB
Female dumping male by street, I have to be merry	FESTIVE
Greek character has briefly purloined weapon	PISTOL
I do a turn, being funny for a time	DURATION
In France good noise comes with good rapport	BONDING
Information supplied by agent	GEN
Like many a Catholic priest in church, albeit naughty	CELIBATE
Loss of employment is hard -- party must be held	SEVERANCE
Loud goings-on in party	FACTION
Making appearance outside house, city journalist returned	ECHOED
Method of payment on doorstep for fish	COD
Mythical being, after last day of week, starts to yawn and relax	SATYR
Old boy in state that's unstable and unlikely to change	OBSTINATE
Old TV comic Phil gets more than one second prize	SILVERS
One has unexpected closeness, no win ultimately, having two sides equal	ISOSCELES
One watches, missing odd bits	ACE
Opposing inauthentic sort of singing in church	ANTIPHONY
Problem for film director	HITCH
Secret English drunkard, top woman in charge	ESOTERIC
Spectator as a weekly publication	OBSERVER
Star writer with story about origin of cricket	PENTACLE
Stay for a while in porter's house?	LODGE
Type of moneylender certain to be found in old city	USURER
Vehicle taking Laurel and Bob maybe	STANHOPE
Vessels -- they glide along?	COASTERS
Winning easily, start to grow more intense	WELLUP