The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Harsh criticism admitted by snowflakes FLAK
Forceful macho types must be held in check VEHEMENT
House losers admire at heart? SEMI
Lincoln rejected by Mao, upset to get life in single cell AMOEBA
Mystical symbol seen in peeled dried plums RUNE
Doctor understood 23 SAWBONES
One may bear crown jewels TIARA
Partiality shown by relocating postmen across island NEPOTISM
Be up for wrongdoing EVIL
Approach adopted if batting, for example? INSTANCE
Pulls hardworking student up ... TOWS
... however full of beans, ultimately, it's a police raid BUST
There's no value initially in rough fit AGUE
Such a star must be making a film SHOOTING
Regional accent and taste absorbing women TWANG
Firm present books, making sense COHERENT
Fighting talk BATTLEOFWITS
Facilities found in castle towers needing adjustment WATERCLOSETS
Animal worker to run off and marry ANTELOPE
Device on boat, one replaced by eastern bank worker TELLER
Boring quality sought by an apartment buyer? FLATNESS