The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,993 - Dec 24 2015

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Clues Answers
Agreed time to enjoy 21 and 15s? ATONE
and 28: Queen maybe following Noel's seasonal message CHRISTMAS
Bedding down in the stable STRAW
Biscuit that should be on the table tomorrow CRACKER
Carol's little town BETHLEHEM
Caroller scored highly? SOPRANO
Character who made 'The More It Snows' ring round POOH
Cold that hangs about now? STREAMER
Commercial opening that covers four Sundays ADVENT
Country fare for 22 TURKEY
Diner consumes seconds -- change diet for period after religious festival EASTERTIDE
Founder's church is in right surroundings CHRIST
Harks on about wrapping a vessel found in older book NOAHSARK
He takes a bow in pantomime ROBINHOOD
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Hurried to get to church after time, in a sleepy state TRANCE
Innkeeper makes one lie in other building HOTELIER
Like the sherry decanter by the time gran's jolly vacant? EMPTY
Little certainty in company refusal to offer musical entertainment CONCERTO
Pan panto character Simon PETER
Party performance of Parisian, with cleaner answer given first CHARADE
Plant removed from motel site MISTLETOE
Reign shown by star moving above cupola, leaving East TSARDOM
Researcher, not Roman Catholic, arranged to run through Nativity play perhaps REHEARSE
See 22 CARD
Team members needed to carry out piping ELEVEN
Understand pressure on the woman after start of festive month DECIPHER
Way three kings travelled with a bit of a laugh from Santa's place in Devon WESTWARDHO
Wise men's origin that is recorded in gold book ORIENT