The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 943 - Dec 11 2017

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Clues Answers
A correspondent welcoming the beginning of chatty part of letter ASCENDER
A nurse inhales oxygen and another gas ARGON
Analyse fertiliser close to dairy STUDY
Arranged to get Ian drug deal NEGOTIATE
Composer's arrangement for butchers SCHUBERT
Conservative pinching the other fellow's idea THEORY
Cooking facility used by topless witches OVEN
Country returning financial help to Northern Ireland INDIA
Dancing bear, 16, climbing in Scottish city ABERDEEN
Doctor catching a fish for sweetheart DARLING
Dug round opening in consecrated ground MINCED
Envelope cannot contain nut PECAN
Escort coming in at 10 (Danish time) ATTENDANT
Fashion model glad to get first prize GOLDMEDAL
Clues Answers
Fish swallowing Jonah's heart seen, strangely, to get smaller CONDENSE
Furious to see untidy English garden ENRAGED
Instruction to keep writing on relative's hat STETSON
Large hole made by large box found by river CRATER
Learnt about leasing arrangement RENTAL
Locality with space for opening of volleyball clubs ENVIRONS
Nonsense talked by one crowing next to flower? POPPYCOCK
Piled up special riding kit to give to leaders of equestrian display STACKED
Pilot has crashed into medical centre HOSPITAL
Right to reject poet's third book as inaccessible? REMOTE
Soprano and tenor in poverty prepared to have babies NESTED
Tear into empty takeaway that's fashionable TRENDY
Want to give maiden name to daughter NEED
Where men go to ruin pants with a lager top? URINAL