The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Dish, excessive starter of olives, gentleman served up RISOTTO
Energy needed by snooker player possibly in decline GOTOPOT
Exhibition of setter's skills displayed here? DOGSHOW
Fifty tucking into hot Christmas food STOLLEN
High time Rosalind essentially left TALL
Mum loves employing rag mop regularly as cleaner SHAMPOO
Not entirely neglect fashion FORGE
Single redundant worker being released UNWED
Sound almost excited feeding small, sad-looking tree WEEPINGWILLOW
Spirit voice TENOR
State running Austrian school, having sacked Head SOUTHCAROLINA
Trial engulfs European politician in storm TEMPEST
Young son scatters rubbish untidily about LITTERS
Zealot is in fact a criminal FANATIC
Detected by auditors, hiding-place for money CASH
Customers of SPAR not fickle PATRONS
Cricket teams in prime fitness at last ELEVENS
Confess on purpose action proving personally disadvantageous OWNGOAL
Club perhaps provided source of financial capital CARDIFF
Boasted in company CREW
Student requiring support to install shower TRAINEE