The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,994 - Dec 2 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,994 - Dec 2 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Nothing in set for sale is a result of crime	LOOT
On the fence, not a prison sentence?	NONCOMMITTAL
Other than bums may be contracted in this	NOTRUMPS
Reducing a sort of loan	ABRIDGING
Running away from such elevated entertainment?	INFLIGHT
Ship bearing Republican flag	STREAMER
Study of the population's church attendance?	MASSOBSERVATION
Tiny packets, as can hide insect	QUANTA
To look impressive, reduce someone's weight?	CUTAFIGURE
Tree not doing so well, increasing numbers said	SYCAMORE
Turn over bread	ROLL
Wrongly vague about broken ankle	MISTAKENLY
You should be embarrassed home's far off	FORSHAME

Clues	Answers
Acts in front of these empire builders	ROMANS
Anti-unionism, note, very high	MISOGAMY
Ask a person for leave	BEGONE
Attack, capturing large crow	GLOAT
Be wrong about hard climb	SHIN
Binding disc inside inserted tube	STRINGENT
Chat in party's brilliant	CONFAB
Drug smuggler gets cross	MULE
Empty, Charlie can eat cooked sea creature	CETACEAN
Hard to please in house: comfortable outside	CHOOSY
Holy Italian who is sacked just before Christmas	SANTA
Less fresh challenger at first one defeated	CLOSER
Naval officer casts losers adrift	FirstSeaLord
Needleworker also poked into potato	TATTOOER