The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,456 - Dec 31 2014

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Clues Answers
'Heavy' holds back New York gangster about the throat LARYNGEAL
... on doing exercise RUNNING
A politician's memory? Put freely, it's makeshift IMPROMPTU
After father retires, Abramovich welcomes new or old worker APRONMAN
Board move found US credit note DISCOVEREDCHECK
Clerk can bake biscuit CRACKNEL
Colour sports brochure covers books ... BURNTOCHRE
Coolers designed to hold a small criminal? MINIBARS
Country relocates area to middle of mountain range CHAIN
Coverage of space alien BLANKET
Curse and blast without ever ending DARN
Europeans exalting escargot at first ITALIANS
Fabric sale! 50% off money SATIN
Formula 1 driver just going above 100 BUTTON
Clues Answers
Getting off scary giant ride takes a little bit of nerve DETRAINING
In bath, reading yarn THREAD
In the year 2000, 599 entered Open University for a bit MODICUM
It's about time! Around an hour is a pain STITCH
Lead, helium and iron compounds on Earth HEROINE
Nothing left in explosive crater HOLE
Point, point, point, point then led all over the place NEEDLE
Relative to visit repeatedly after hotel checkout AUNT
See wings of shrike in prize photograph CLOSEUP
Siren's fuse? VAMP
Support for scrabble letters TRESTLE
Top trophies gaining publicity before gun shot was invented UPSPRUNG
Universal rock star raves, injects drug — love getting unconscious? ASTEROID
Vaguely dine out, finish and leave your tips INDETERMINATELY