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Below are The Independent Cryptic December 26, 2018 Crossword Answers. We have changed the way we posting answers and solutions for clues; instead of opening them in a new page we are revealing answers and solutions in the same page. This is the simplest way for you to find the answers. As you see in the left side are crossword clues and in the right side are crossword answers.
Across
| I gain one second to come first | ISLAND |
| Prickly character initially chafing at casual treatment by you and me | CACTUS |
| Itinerant artist against being framed by informant | TRAVELLER |
| Tipsy Lord admits blunder | MERRY |
| One course of half-eaten meal swimming in fat left unfinished | PUDDING |
| Watch thug circling round floor | LOOKOUT |
| Reporter's not changing paper? | STATIONERY |
| In the main, movement is restricted to those attending | TIDE |
| Plant having no proper flower | ROSE |
| Reporter's son grew upset with men | NEWSMONGER |
| County's eastern region briefly brought back old legislation | CORNLAW |
| Quietly object to offer | PRESENT |
| Plant raised area close to conservatory | DAISY |
| Quarantine breach losing six lives to begin with | ISOLATION |
| Insect larvae drawn by source of sugar | BEETLE |
| PA seems more distant on the phone | FATHER |
Down
| Hold good area for spectators put up with principled position | STAND |
| Tipsy pirate providing drink | APERITIF |
| Industry fabricating ceiling and walls to decorate | DILIGENCE |
| Song is something sung by gondolier when stripping naked | CAROL |
| Shared ground, almost one side of cricket pitch | COMMON |
| Forcibly removing criminal into unorthodox group's housing | UPROOTING |
| Shell-like bone in middle of fossil record | STAPES |
| Evergreen tree hampering attempt to climb | MYRTLE |
| Dogmatic author's raising good point about rule of law | ASSERTIVE |
| Impervious to irony tainting start of record by reformed Four Tops | RUSTPROOF |
| Patient rushed to occupy lavatory after I left | TOLERANT |
| Withdraw decree requiring revision | RECEDE |
| Chubby Checker's last hit leads to other dancers using new twist | ROTUND |
| Make a pretence of wager Irishman's accepted | PLAYAT |
| The West Indies supply wine | WHITE |
| Former French island for Napoleon? | EXILE |