The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,073 - Dec 21 2016

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Clues Answers
A single sweet to go with chicken MELLOW
Accident as food served with sausage falls in drink SMASHUP
After vacation, cruise ship ring up refuse collector CESSPOOL
Animal amongst camel's ancestors, for example LIONESS
Classic horny predicament after princess lost out EMMA
Drinks do make Blair sound Conservative? SHERRYPARTY
Footballer's not let play inside congested areas BOTTLENECKS
Gay men out on date, not content to see the moon GANYMEDE
Gossip in front of both petite and neat topless model TITTLE
Hazel perhaps needs potty briefly, with dance not quite finished NUTTREE
Head of church's non-variable system for transferring money PAPAL
Horse in box? No THREE
Learn space traveller's fine at present COMETOKNOW
Leave after greeting rebellious young chap, a Spanish gent HIDALGO
Clues Answers
Liquid used in cooking a sort of pilau — not with rice, ultimately PEANUTOIL
One against giving work to model? OPPOSER
One that painted pair leaving fair ETTY
Rear leg grows big fungal growths BUTTONMUSHROOMS
Scare one female off a footballer TERRY
See 7 TATTLE
See 8 YELLOW
Silk trousers taken off right away TUSSORE
So mad, possibly, after second evil-tempered ugly giant upset the old Big Applecart? SHOPPINGTROLLEY
The French love another hot country LESOTHO
Those in training as home birds INTERNS
Time to sow a tree, working in tandem? TWOSEATER
Where to get milkshake after tip-off UDDER
Wild boar or elephant less confined, we hear, in city some 50 miles from Birmingham TUSCALOOSA