The Times - Cryptic - December 23 2019 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27541
Clues	Answers
A quiet river in the morning as a place of retreat	ASHRAM
Act as a generous hunter maybe and talk indiscreetly	give the game away
Admire idealist (without taking notice at first) out to get free from guns	DEMILITARISE
After wickedness has been overturned you and I will prosper	live well
Against staying still presumably when advancement is needed	PROMOTION
Alluring old lover twitching, concealing love	EXOTIC
Animal, apart from its tail, is dry	BRUT
Big sound in very small space	VROOM
Celebrity's in high-speed transporter	STARSHIP
Channel in easternmost part of Solent getting turbulent	TROUGH
Energy comes with new diets and chemical substances	peptides
Game about to get explosive __ one may be on edge	RUCHE
Glutton she's repeatedly slammed for selfish behaviour	THOUGHTLESSNESS
Have man raid nest naughtily, with no care ultimately for bird	sand martin
Maybe original army officer's code of conduct?	PROTOCOL
Modest protest over issue's ending	DEMURE
One wise person not totally right in action took issue	DISAGREED
Point made by Cockney school principal	ARROWHEAD
Positive response when claiming record __ cries of delight?	YELPS
Provide cover for places around India swamped by river	DEPUTISE
Small daughter having trouble in Dublin house	DAIL
Somehow sense in market phoney item being offered?	mares nest
Stepfathers may be seen to be so brave within	stout-hearted
Stomachs turned by row that's less seemly	smuttier
Store had several drinks put back	DEPOT
The German holding party in Africa, one providing entertainment	DANCER
To abandon the cause shows weakness	DEFECT
Walk with chum around lunchtime, OK?	LEGITIMATE
The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1510
Clues	Answers
Act as MP for about now?	REPRESENT
Boater, perhaps, that’s wasting time	HAT
Daughter’s after sentimentally pretty fabric	TWEED
Democrat is getting put into post. Sad	DISAPPOINTING
Diabetic treatment mostly degrading when temperature’s out	INSULIN
Do some needling, upsetting bored emir	EMBROIDER
Enquire too intrusively about diamonds being expensive	PRICEY
Example of popular position	INSTANCE
Fortress __ it’s captured by rogue with the Spanish	CITADEL
Foundation degree son is chasing	BASIS
Good line to develop	GROW
Impatient desire to behead a sorceress	ITCH
Initially leave England an open country	LEA
Look forward to speech: spit it out!	EXPECTORATION
Member is arriving after time to enact law	LEGISLATE
One praising former bellringer?	EXTOLLER
One with unpleasant views returning to Gibraltar	BIGOT
Poor brandy is regularly thrown away	BAD
Promoting after-hours activity of teachers around Eton __ not on	MARKETING
Running outside is boring	TEDIOUS
Stamped like eggs can be?	BEATEN
Taking shilling off self-satisfied fool	MUG
Toxic gas round area	OZONE
Trunk with entangled roots	TORSO
Unfortunately nastier type of Greek wine	RETSINA
Very big poplar gets cut down	LARGE