The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 583 - Dec 23 2019

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Christmas present? One of three for this cold-hearted miser EBENEZERSCROOGE
Congested, Charlie recorded CLOGGED
Dear in Paris, six pounds for an aniseed-tasting herb CHERVIL
Detectives in Shute novel following characters in centre of Oslo SLEUTHS
East German leaving travel lodge guest, US author HELLER
Fish steak ordered SKATE
Football club stadium skirting small lake ARSENAL
Fruit with a cereal ACORN
Goes off carrying over something for the Christmas table? GOOSE
Host in attendance, extremely eager PRESENTER
Insensitive columns creating problems for editors? DEADLINES
Jewelled ornament from Dalmatia, rare TIARA
Kept secret from American, surprisingly INCAMERA
Kind, one about 'A Christmas Carol', say CLASSIC
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Kings, perhaps, in newspaper articles PIECES
Nonsense written about hotel party THRASH
Old boy's story about opening of cellar bar OBSTACLE
Palace in cathedral city and diocese ELYSEE
Quietly, he occupies young relative NEPHEW
Restaurant worker wears it for a change before start of shift WAITRESS
Set off from famous college in time DETONATE
Significant foreigner entering street SALIENT
Still good to support November church service EVENSONG
Stormy debates involving head of holy chapel BETHESDA
Tiresomely long weekend – Lessing's to some extent ENDLESS
Toboggan left inside plant SLEDGE
Unattractive typist got her tan abroad NOTAPRETTYSIGHT
Was busy developing systems underground SUBWAYS