The Independent Crossword Answers December 20, 2024

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Across

Turned up carrying a bit of food amid havoc, offering assistance HELPFUL
Item of church furniture and other things brought back, secured by the French navy LECTERN
Holidaymaker losing money in scam? CAPER
Decent leg breaks not deployed NEGLECTED
Premiere ignoring latest top performer STAR
Quarrelling about it, dismissing rule as contrived FACTITIOUS
Location for personal decoration displaying British honourees EARLOBE
Depressing sound from electronic network going over DIRGE
Compassion and passion may be about right HEART
Special valour, ousting a tyrant SCOURGE
Showed pain after modern version criticised REPROACHED
Some seen kerb-crawling around joint KNEE
Good sporting outcome: cricketer getting runs amidst a defeat ALBATROSS
Silver band not in prominent position, causing difficulties AGGRO
Mistake linked to area in output of Cornish mining country TERRAIN
Number of broadcasts? Pair arranged bet AIRPLAY

Down

Travelling salesman: he works with trucks HUCKSTER
Drink mate overturned LAP
Tree’s end of life? Axe FIRE
Student name included in revival of matinee feature LINEAMENT
Minor difficulty with power cut LIGHT
English writer’s trunk initially received in English school CHESTERTON
Consume fuel without pressure EAT
One day in tabloid elevated male page 3 behaviour? NUDISM
Dirigible excellent? A tear? Keeping quiet AIRSHIP
Surplus quantity? Broadcasting including extremely reduced sport OVERRUN
Criminal organisation represented in cartoons about South America COSANOSTRA
Disorder in internal plumbing? Start to develop repairs to pipes, say DYSPEPSIA
Rock group in church regarding unknown service CEREMONY
Book getting support after admitting a boob? BREAST
Sound triumphant over new coin CROWN
Mostly difficult for one to enter – locks? HAIR
Excluding lawyers? BAR
Set on rising GEL