The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,371 - Dec 4 2017 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,371 - Dec 4 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
'Yield' as against 'surrender'	CONCEDE
A male delegate?	AGENT
A number try out the French shrub	MYRTLE
A sitting target for disgruntled shareholders?	CHAIRPERSON
A trial leading to the noose?	LARIAT
Brown's competence as a gardener	CAPABILITY
Draw a small amount	TRACE
Enthusiastic, still supporting City	ECSTATIC
Expedition set off	TRIP
Fellow in a sheltered place	COVE
Fuss after Kipling's work is turned into opera	MIKADO
Girl held up by minders, those employed to look after her?	CARETAKERS
Green plan to recycle	CHARTREUSE
Incline to drive quietly	RAMP
It may work wonders in Malta's new constit­ution	TALISMAN

Clues	Answers
Native American about to enter the Anglican Church	CREE
NCO set about constructing range	SERGEANT
Near riot breaks out towards the front	ANTERIOR
Not suitable in a part	INAPT
One of a dozen who swears	JUROR
People of the same calling	NAMESAKES
Procrastinate when it's time to get up	TEMPORISE
Recognised a criminal perhaps but denied it, if found out	IDENTIFIED
Roughly appropriate greeting to a sailor	HIJACK
Skilled worker in force	OPERATIVE
Sold at auction or demolished	KNOCKEDDOWN
Spiteful person — he will shortly act badly	HELLCAT
Two points about unusual Roman invaders of Britain	NORMANS
Two scholars put into reform school	ALMAMATER
Young creature to plead insanity	TADPOLE