The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,992 - Dec 23 2015

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Clues Answers
A taste of apartment holidays? MENTHOL
Beat heartless hunky star THROB
Cause of food inspectors visiting 'Rising Sun'? RATS
Cheating giant red ruler? ROOKING
Concerned with criminal trial to secure end of rogue trader RETAILER
Decline of French taxonomic groups -- those without heart DEGENERATE
Effect of bill on Independent Member of Parliament IMPACT
Egyptian quietly lying in bed? COPT
Enormous insectivorous bird -- a new finch, oddly TITANIC
Euphoric experiences with marijuana -- a most memorable thing! HIGHSPOT
Form of transport highly subject to inflation HOTAIRBALLOON
Guard's twisty thing on timer making all nervous initially NIGHTWATCHMAN
Hurried outlay with no end of pain SPED
I am covered in glue -- it's my hobby PASTIME
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Invite king inside since in favour ASKFOR
Language skills must take a long time AGES
New plush store puts covers on chairs UPHOLSTERS
Parking help not on, but given compensation PAIDOFF
Part of race to get Stones number one? PITSTOP
Revolutionary Amish promotes complete change METAMORPHOSIS
Right, step up and summarise RECAP
Served local wine, getting nicked COLLARED
Stretching and breaking with the top off RACKING
This scam goes wrong, Nick discovered, becoming fractious SCHISMATIC
True -- men are stupid to pay REMUNERATE
Up to now the girl's almost top, after strike HITHERTO
Wears the trousers, as a film director does CALLSTHESHOTS
Working in firm for the next retirement opportunity? TONIGHT