The Telegraph CRYPTIC Dec 23 2020 Crossword Solutions

 The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,554 - Dec 23 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
A right racket in California for a papal adviser	CARDINAL
Animal that's roamed about in parched environment?	DROMEDARY
Captain initially going south for these fish	KIPPERS
Copper's taken in by expert put on trial	ACCUSE
Death of British Trident designed to protect Spain	BITTEREND
Document obtained by way of covering letters at last	VISA
Drink, seeing emancipation with no sign of hesitation	LIBATION
Fortuitous, then, as even after a fashion?	HEAVENSENT
Get ready to slim down after purge, oddly	PREPARE
Hanger-on rejected by society locally	ACOLYTE
Having nothing on -- save time, ultimately	BARE
Hear bet is off and get some air	BREATHE
Hunger may be variable before making money	YEARNING
Independent politician played a part and had an effect	IMPACTED
Lose job in area away from cheap ghetto in trouble	GETTHECHOP
Models make fun of highs	MOCKUPS
Most recent unprotected animals?	EWES
New exam must include end of term average	NORMAL
People in a particular house may find cars parked by empty garage	GEMINIS
Person investigating needing to put watch on soldier	PRIVATEEYE
Presenting a party of men full of spirit	STAGING
Republican must be in however unfashionable everywhere	THROUGHOUT
Rice, e.g. squeezed by stone, must be best	OPTIMAL
Ruler seeing eastern border moving westwards	EMIR
So far from success, others mostly adjusted	HITHERTO
Sort of figure dog does this to keep everybody quiet	BALLPARK
Stopped and relaxed after a run	ARRESTED
The girl Olivier regularly used will be put off	SHELVE
The setter's back story prior to university environment	MILIEU
Unbalanced team after cut beginning to despair	LOPSIDED