The Telegraph - Toughie - Dec 30 2016 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie - Dec 30 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
and 9 Down: Reverse decision on a ship's chosen name (in part), changing answer to be acceptable to higher echelons	ABOUT
Brexit clearly just a slight majority, grappling with possibility of disentanglement	EXTRICABLE
Candidate getting in front in Iowa, that man had won	TRIUMPHED
Damaged D Cameron cut short premiership of country before end of July, power being vested in voters	DEMOCRACY
Don't give oxygen to incorrect use of fact	SUFFOCATE
Drain swamps? That's as low as it gets	NADIR
Electronic and tech startups following leaders producing virtual reality device?	HEADSET
Endlessly Nigel's welcomed in Republican circle, causing confusion	FARRAGO
EU safety mark used after control 'taken back'? 'Right away' is relative	NIECE
Failed leadership candidate -- note not victor	GONE
Football's surprise package, i.e. secret flash of Lineker's pants	LEICESTER
Found Erdogan imprisoning one suffering repression?	UNDERDOG
Highest of awards dispatched by institute after Bob finally accepted -- in this	ABSENTIA
Iceland getting two, dominating no-good wingers -- English hopeless!	INDESPAIR
Initially eluding staff, captive gorilla perhaps making getaway	ESCAPE
Instantly combustible phone? True	THEREUPON

Clues	Answers
Italian expression of disapproval overturned the whole ensemble	TUTTI
Judge's conclusion coming amid hesitation from both sides on Brexit vote?	REFERENDUM
Leading character in Ukip, politician, getting into words after letter perhaps, gets beating	PUMPS
Obscenely rich with gas and oil, heartless members of ruling elite	OLIGARCHS
Online attack in America during Hillary Clinton's primaries by head of Kremlin?	HACK
PM to take place, perhaps	MAYBE
Politician dances with courage	BALLS
Posted nasty things online about partners when plastered?	TROWELLED
Rail network disrupted after withdrawal of labour -- two sides involved susceptible to influence?	TRAINABLE
Remain hiccups lead to immediate falls in what's made from Tokyo stock?	RAMEN
Remove upper limit on University's capacity to collect money, essentially	UNCAP
See 4 Down	FACE
Sobbed about ends of Wilder, Ali, Bowie and Wood	CRIED
Society losing leader of longevity's a Caribbean nation	CUBA
Tunneller finds planet getting hot -- Arctic cap's close to zero	EARTHWORM
What's rejected and washed up? Allardyce after result of leak perhaps	JETSAM