December 11 2018 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,140

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,140 - Dec 11 2018

Clues	Answers
... Dec's place in regular series to continue	LAST
Ant's one person employed by local council ...	SOCIALWORKER
Arty imbecile could make this programme	IMACELEBRITY
Booed pals dancing this	PASODOBLE
Bribe, perhaps, to get trees	OILPALMS
Catch present being delivered	HEAR
Change government department providing yachts primarily	MODIFY
Chasm turning out cold and deserted	LEFT
Criticise a graduate's hat	PANAMA
Drink repels a couturière	COCO
Dull alumnus cooked suet	OBTUSE
Family of helpful socialist	KINDRED
Game is heartlessly petty	ISPY
I should abandon unfinished heavenly instrument	CELESTA

Clues	Answers
Joker, willing to participate, settled in carriage	WAGONLIT
Make a choice -- the compiler's is electronic to get best result	OPTIMISE
Not showing total belief, partner avoids church as the done thing?	FAITACCOMPLI
Note vulgar perfume breaking out once more	RECRUDESCENT
Novel a lone donor broadcast	LORNADOONE
One that's mounted on horse goes off south, heading north	SADDLE
Original computer department in terror of extreme morality	PURITANIC
Refurbished material from altar's torn, this person explains	TRANSLATOR
Sad to say, gripping marine excursions often accompany these	ALARMS
Spectral tailless rodents seen by parking area in southern county	PHANTASMIC
Stout sailor left in old folks' institution -- that can be understood	FATHOMABLE
Tool that cuts and increases, we hear	ADZE
Turf next to study is very wet	SODDEN
Woman of Munich, say, beginning to hoard gold, succeeded with French gold	HAUSFRAU