The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A fever, reduced vastly after treatment — it’ll release tension safety valve
Wave turned over fellow in swimming suit TSUNAMI
Readily adopt shorter steps? take in ones stride
Immoral, destroying lace in hut UNETHICAL
Better way to get a new winding device CAPSTAN
Endless rumour about bridge players, excellent ones? Lack of reports would be better no news is good news
Old soldier’s language in court! CHINDIT
Luxurious work originally unveiled fast OPULENT
Overlooked Democrat pursuing extra work SIDELINED
Awkward reform of power, discussing dropping leader — it’s a matter of balance tightrope walking
Leading figure accepting one element of climb STAIR
Innumerable pounds raked in by nobleman’s wife COUNTLESS
Bit of film, very loud, not soft. It features a face CLIFF
They won’t fight provided India’s participating in treaties PACIFISTS
Source of infection turning up in tranquil ocean E COLI
Flying eagle in descent LINEAGE
Headdresses trade union leader finally proscribes TURBANS
Learner involved in preserving Scottish game CURLING
Talking bird of little importance, it may be said MYNAH
Badly focused plan worked, securing island MISAPPLIED
Cool — radios ahead to identify financial difficulty RECEIVERSHIP
Gratified, in recent days, to be apprehended by US cop FLATTERED
Long talk from salesman exuding pressure ITCH
Oscar for each actor starting off dramatic work OPERA
Mischief getting part of mine to collapse IMPLODE
Senior figure identified in articles in two European countries ELDER
Location for flying staff going to capital in pursuit of a European AERODROME
Boozy girls finally had respite, tucking into coffees LADETTES
Not missing a show, anyway at all events
Gasbag opening after heading away from aerial feature LOUDMOUTH
One fan receiving page offering data? INPUT
Asian garments adopted by abstemious old Russian TSARIST
Storyline relinquishing hot pace TREAD
Mostly irritable, taking charge in restricted situation rat-trap
Sexual activity adopted by one couple to reproduce IMITATE
Concern about deity’s slow-moving steed CARTHORSE
Description? Here’s mine about article supporting energy EPITHET
Clever old man brought into line CAPABLE
Splendid-sounding place for nuts, perhaps? GRATE
Company register initially available in part of plant COROLLA
Energy lacking in French composer’s works? That’s acceptable SATISFACTORY
Famous clown given a drink COCOA
Powerless to arrest retired chap impossible to identify UNNAMABLE
Sporting triumph head of Lancing entered in file BLINDER
Stylish English member introducing a set of books ELEGANT
Upset hanger-on by mistake? Nonsense RUBBISH
Cross, I will leave country SPAN
Cross-channel prank possibly making sopranos livid poisson davril
Religious hardliner turned up and hurried to suppress it PURITAN
Sadly rejected unusual decision to take English and French dish salade nicoise
Unexpectedly cheers up getting left in tomb SEPULCHRE
Widespread urge to wrap stone in some embroidery? blanket stitch
Dry river — bring assistance round ARID
Martial art to finish in knock-out KENDO
Member supporting Celsius scale CLIMB
Most helpful equipment to go round mountains (not summit) KINDEST
Report of crime plan, describing systematic order SYNTACTIC
Unidentified bloke from European island MANX