The Times - Cryptic - December 25 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 990
Clues	Answers
A Romeo brings up something outstanding	ARREARS
An agreement to return to see girl	DONNA
Bread is mine: thanks!	PITTA
Celebrations as vicar goes on the Spanish railway	REVELRY
Composer’s art’s reflected by American symphony primarily	STRAUSS
Country’s voters for 4? Hardly!	TURKEYS
Cross, see, after drinking port up	STROPPY
Disguise picture of exile, apt to stray	pixelate
Doctor and duke tied up	LACED
Greek character turning up in temperate zones	ZETA
Hateful, earthborn eccentric	ABHORRENT
Heads of European governments with outsize conceits	EGOS
In furniture store, stop arranging one’s bloomers!	IKEBANA
Insurance, perhaps, about ended	COVER
Martial arts expert going to church ball	DANCE
No aliens could get near them	EARTHMEN
Sadly, pulpit’s come apart	split up
Schedule for lightweight: yours truly!	PROGRAMME
Soldier in charge encountered traveller in space	COMET
Spanish hero holding up boy with arrow	CUPID
Spiteful woman from NE14 returned	VIXEN
Stuff above re-attempted in part	OVEREAT
This season’s match? Er, miss it, unfortunately	christmas-time
Waves you might have in your hair?	ROLLERS
Yonder is a woman	THERESA
The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26917
Clues	Answers
A mostly very nice time producing realistic movies	cinema verite
All one can see of much-visited tower, reportedly	EYEFUL
Award boy collected in New York's theatreland	BROADWAY
Book into capital place for convalescing?	rest-home
Ciabatta's terrific: consumer’s tucked into that	TASTER
Commander half-revealed weapon	SHOGUN
Curmudgeonly, the writer and a hooligan imbibing alcohol	mean-spirited
Dance that's trendy and hard work	hip-hop
Detective wearing very little confronting dangerous creature on island	INVESTIGATOR
Fellow lifted blade outside for one’s roadside bushes	HEDGEROWS
Fry odd parts of sea turtle	SAUTE
Go on about trailing first lady's representative around	PERSEVERE
Good man who wrote fantastic tales in UK	saint luke
Healthy old boy going into decline	ROBUST
Irish officer initially scorns forged medal	iron cross
John is able to dance	CANCAN
Keeps an eye on eggs — clutch, you say?	OVERSEES
Least courageous warriors in Europe and America?	wimpiest
Long-necked bird beginning to eat lots of herrings at first	CRANE
Lying motionless in bed, having removed clothing	INERT
Methodical when working in long grass	REASONED
Music in sci-fi film due for redistribution	ETUDE
One teaching correct pronunciation about to swallow energy drink	PERNOD
Some wandered briefly in garden	PARTERRE
Someone has to kill serial criminal in sensational novel	bodice ripper
Sound dissatisfied? Cheer up as policeman comes in	HARRUMPH
Spanish bar includes whale on menu’s starter	Minorcan
Youngster causing havoc finally shot by mistake	TERROR