The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 994 - Dec 3 2018 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 994 - Dec 3 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Female touring Republic of Ireland initially gaining the heart of Connemara idol	HEROINE
Fish wars breaking out with some excitement to begin with	WRASSE
German train derailed by bottom of loose rock	GRANITE
More embarrassed, one way or another	REDDER
One skilled in drawing game given to king (or queen)	DRAUGHTSMAN
Petition involving empty syringe found in tree	BESEECH
Polish commentary on text	GLOSS
Sailor carrying second Russian emperor	TSAR
Sextet are portrayed coming back to accept work	OPERATE
Shocked to find animal beginning to graze next to wounded deer	STAGGERED
Spa city's huge feeling of anticlimax	BATHOS
Special places to buy pants?	SMALLS
Very little money taken by Khartoum's first open-air market	SOUK
Woman catching the French disease	MALARIA

Clues	Answers
A bent tuber spoilt vegetable	BUTTERBEAN
A muse associated with actor's last 'breathing' system	AERATOR
A priest longs to see Native Americans	APACHES
Aggro met arranging a loan	MORTGAGE
Ancestor in a live re-enactment of compulsory time in the military	NATIONALSERVICE
Area of land getting alternative vehicle	TRACTOR
Article about a particular place	THERE
Backward reader got confused about the end of chapter	RETROGRADE
Bishop always has time for a drink!	BEVERAGE
Consent obtained by a European, almost	AGREE
Criminal playing second clarinet	LARCENIST
Doctor reunited with slimmer getting the shakes	DELIRIUMTREMENS
Don't alter this prediction for the future, or cut out a listening device	STETHOSCOPE
Dress put on old film star	GARBO