The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Queen caught by group of stars and hit artist CLEOPATRA
Get bagatelle, having shifted item of furniture gateleg table
Variety star wanting covers for piece of music ARIETTA
Different water temperatures crossed by returning river boat YACHT
Endless words to acclaim a hollow rockery's little flower TRIBUTARY
Jazzy riffs absorbing to guitar person just getting a record? FIRST OFFENDER
Rush made by operator not getting on SURGE
A possible problem for some coming up? BENDS
Alcoholic drink for cast SLING
French construction line pocketing one juicy cut CHATEAUBRIAND
King comes to a place no longer able to function KAPUT
Like top execs, canned following dishonesty high-flying
Word just in recent science fiction hit NEWSFLASH
Really enjoy drink at Oxford? LAP UP
Russian girl after pinching a Republican's bottom NADIR
Acting like a hound, seeking romance round female WOOFING
Daughter is cleaned and combed — and dumped! DISCARDED
Printer's extremely testy stare maintaining order TYPEWRITER
Papers about arrangement for sitar or recorder DIARIST
Senior man, fellow to entertain you in old-fashioned way DOYEN
Charge made by artist swinging round in row TARIFF
Showing facial expression of wise person in short video VISAGED
Necessary qualities of arts graduate leading Cambridge college MAKINGS
Overweight leader is an idiot FATHEAD
Tenet of millenarianism will have faded, for example FUTURE PERFECT
Cardinal, say, is back holding a letter-opener DEAR
Current character in Greece, mostly affable Greek princess IPHIGENIA
Russian city known in romantic old verse, originally KIROV
Equipment essential for skittles KIT
Unpredictable scoundrel housed in Morecambe? ERRATIC
Old chum in Paris collects apparatus for artistic hobby ORIGAMI