The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 635 - Dec 21 2020

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Clues Answers
A sacred song, then starts to play 'Sweet and Low' music PSALM
Appraised shot, fade DISAPPEAR
Away team's violation in game OFFSIDE
Clown, one of five chasing speedy animal round lake HARLEQUIN
Cooked dumpling with spud – festive fare? PLUMPUDDINGS
Enthusiastic, Cyril translated a line LYRICAL
Erect house PUTUP
Flower for pantomime sweetheart COLUMBINE
Fruit, a necessity when growing up SATSUMA
Head lad's role in pantomime PRINCIPALBOY
Involved in games and puzzles ENIGMAS
Italian king in lumber, too UMBERTO
Least short skirt mother's after MINIMUM
Less than fifty percent? Very much so! NOTHALF
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Noel has to fight for this seasonal bonus CHRISTMASBOX
Pair carrying orphan girl's basket PANNIER
Pay right for immigrant, perhaps INCOMER
Popular couple working together INHARNESS
Quietly inclined to be accommodating PLIABLE
Rookie beginning to like job that pays LEARNER
Some commonplace bogus medicine? PLACEBO
Spectacular action taken about extremely dense pupil STUDENT
Superior meal son dismissed UPPER
Thinks highly of mares I'd trained ADMIRES
Time to halve charges for garden parties FETES
Trade vehicles TRAFFIC
Vegetable: standard cut PARSNIP
Waits around at this time of year CAROLSINGERS