The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Sweet paintings etc gallery put back in container TARTE TATIN
DEVELOP COMPLEX ELABORATE
Flash Croatian deputy? SPLIT SECOND
Masked assassin is somewhat forlorn in jail NINJA
Peacock: it goes flying around EGOIST
Worried surgeon clasping cold sponge SCROUNGE
Beginning of retirement in brilliant piece of land ACRE
INSULTING ATTACK OFFENSIVE
Communist march TROT
Two beers, maybe, for dance CANCAN
Gone swimming near a port in Italy GENOA
FRIENDLY DRINK CORDIAL
Old pet turned over Mexican dish TACO
Boredom of nine running around university ENNUI
Runner quietly failing to jump SKI
Old soldier and successful batsman? CENTURION
Hope setting sun inspires girl visiting university RURITANIA
Filming location is ready to go SET
Piano teacher holding back school ETON
Shaft ending in channel secured by tool AXLE
Country where some litter scattered timor-leste
Judge and reader glower? REFLECTOR
Large property's broken tea set ESTATE
Where tester found parent snaffling page belonging to us? four-poster
Warning about British prince ALBERT
Metal jacket of interrogator being worn IRON
Difference in body having struck head TIFF
Met was at training for American police squad swat team
Funny ringtone is a gas! NITROGEN
Controlling minister, one punching face DIRECTORIAL
Some fashionistas smoke dope ASS
Great runner has run off after felon CONGO
Book, far from brilliant, cut MATTHEW
Pair of decisions favouring bowler confirmed out-and-out
Small insect on a Christmas visitor SANTA
Bar snack from floor being picked up NUTS
Messily eating African stew TAGINE
On twenty-four hours earlier, old magistrate REEVE
Wrecked, came to TOTALLED
Love endless river NIL
Too much womaniser of course ultimately breaking hearts, say? SURFEIT
Husband absorbed by observing a trifle NOTHING
Unrivalled, but lacking nobility? PEERLESS