The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 100,011 - Dec 25 2019

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Clues Answers
Bag for plunder? SACK
Communication from mother cutting fiction, rejected EMAIL
Crime may be so like some clues UNSOLVED
Dancer buys a new something for sweet BRANDYSAUCE
Desperate search will include a day for such a game CHARADES
Dish offered by heartless gaoler of old TURKEY
Doing as is set out will offer identification of condition DIAGNOSIS
Elk's good for starter, and this should be cooked! GOOSE
Exercise in burning logs here perhaps OPENFIRE
Eyes like this seen oddly in secret CLOSESET
False beliefs of French in souls transformed DELUSIONS
Feature of a newspaper chief with column HEADLINE
Given penalty having invested energy in discovery FINED
Hates trials supporting defence's case DETESTS
Head must accept restriction in range of colours PALETTE
Clues Answers
Hesitated, being employed by father PAUSED
Hunk, perhaps needing metal rings for appliances DISHWASHERS
King and queen finally become informed LEARN
Last of alcohol to be put into hot cake STOLLEN
Man entitled to be on board? KNIGHT
Not many will cross line winged FLEW
Quits after abandoning start of rugby game EVENS
Setting required for a selfie? AUTOFOCUS
Smart and very quietly absorbed in study from the east DAPPER
Sort of material that might extend, putting year on prison sentence STRETCHY
Special terms must include change ALTER
Standard, as men cooked cheese PARMESAN
Survive in part of garden that's blooming! BLASTED
Talk up cuts in what might accompany 11? PARSNIPS
Unlike poor friend, left with no end of approval DIFFERENT