The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Where orders may be of help to stop Turkish leader being jailed ABBEYS
West African's takeaway battered eels TOGOLESE
Vedette winning gong eventually -- entertaining English actress (old-school) STAGER
Two gallons is drinking record for Swede's Xmas booze GLOGG
Think too much about delivering eggs purchase OVERPRIZE
Population's not up, up or up to you? OPTIONAL
Purse tiny child pinched by middle of week's peak viewing PRIMETIME
She's not common but would be if she gained a pound COUNTESS
Steamship docks in port over here! PSST
Supply e.g. WI food for one who cared for bairns GOODWIFE
One of a host perhaps unfairly laid off day earlier DAFFODIL
Poet and his sex-fuelled overdose OVID
Outlandish 8-point letter about hearing aid? EXOTIC
Measure of compensation from Blitz in area close to Ilford AWARD
Lower half of 25 I brutally punish STONE
Hunter having long how-d'ye-do in Wells? HYENADOG
Film director improves boxing movie's trailer MENDES
Ex-CE guru RISHI
Drop producer's best sci-fi films back-to-back PIPETTE
Opportunity to fire new extra hand WIDOW
One of a pair used to clean plant MARIGOLD
Contents of yellower organic compound IMIDE
After one, be blown away by Bergman when playing his signature feature? INGMAR