The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 100,007 - Dec 25 2015

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Clues Answers
Beginning of Christmas period, source of music CAGE
Break obtained in winter? Valuable INTERVAL
Cheers one sealing success in old French colony TAHITI
Dancer's charge? SANTACLAUS
Did love trying either course in Asian condiment WASABI
Each tale in novel showing female in domestic charge CHATELAINE
Ecstasy in passion of one seeing red festive feature WREATH
English firm in London area getting restricted winter growth PINECONE
Guy I had in charge to probe authority RIDICULE
Jolly large glass in Yuletide toast, perhaps BUMPER
Manage to avoid onset of snow in Eastern headland ESCAPE
McKellar, say, starts to sing cringingly on television SCOT
Mostly sweet Anglicans announced good seasonal fare MINCEPIE
One's largely bound to feature around start of Hogmanay party? ATHOME
Clues Answers
One's sweetener, perhaps, that's not right for drink IMBIBE
Potato placed in tin in drinking establishment SALOON
Prophetic book roughly's welcomed in outstanding article ISAIAH
Seasonal flower at home put in container with fine backing POINSETTIA
Show number engaged in phishing? EVINCE
Source of strain traditionally at Christmas? CAROLLER
Stand by for dancing bishop having come out as family member DYNAST
Star, say, making speech at end of year? DECORATION
Talent that's currently found under wraps? GIFT
Tease character that was recently put in post? CARD
Touring cars crossing a key river in Herod's town CAESAREA
Unusual Nativity crib? Note it separately lacking colour VIBRANCY
Web source viewed, we hear, by that woman in east London SPIDER
Winter transport with ancient outfit going round Slough North TOBOGGAN