Radio Times Christmas Crossword

[rugbynutter1953]

25D - Tv host with old chef is cooking after oral boost (7/9),
60A - Gnarled fingernail to cloak carol's second line (4/2/3/8)
Thanks in advance and I would appreciate if you could explain how you came to the answer I would be grateful for future reference.
Thanks
Chris

[bobbinwales]

60a could be anagram of fingernailtocloak to give second line of a chrismas carol

[bearsrule]

60A Ring of all creation anagram of gnarled fingernail.
25D Phillip Schofield partial anagram but as to the rest no idea why but it fits

[Lie-in King]

25d Phillip Schofield - anag 'old chef is' (after) "fillip" (oral [spoken] boost)

[bobbinwales]

philip sounds like fillip (boost, I think)

[Captain2]

Good one bearsrule

anagram of 'old chef is' = Schofield, after Phillip = sounds like/oral Fillip (boost)

[cashier]

Need two o's for the anagaram not in gnarled fingernail

[bearsrule]

Should have been anagram of fingernail to cloak as bobbinwales suggested not gnarled fingernail!

Thanks Captain2 for the accolade

[bobbinwales]

problem with that is theres a K in cloak but not in the carol second line?

[Lie-in King]

King of all creation

[bobbinwales]

Unless its KING of all creation

[Sam1960]

king of all creation ?

[bearsrule]

Can’t read my own writing!!!!

[Kev1003]

Phillip Schofield (old chef is) anagram

King of all creation (anagram)
What are 14a and 3d?

[Mamyalynne]

What are the clues?