11 December - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Beast making social worker run away (8)
Solution – Antelope

This was a charades clue

Antelope is a sort of beast

Social worker = ant

Run away = elope (usually to get married)

Ant + elope = antelope

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Take to task, one way or the other (4,2)
Source of clue – NZ Herald

Hint – the solution is a palindrome