The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Maybe opposing women’s teams in cup tie: one’s knocked out SEXISM
Enemy froze, oddly FOE
Inactive, impassive dog lacking exercise, originally IDLE
Walk across hotel to find yarn THREAD
Immediately behind leader in little time? SECOND
Collar getting black: race to find cleaner NAILBRUSH
One dwelling in Ontario, also Garda, oddly unseen? NAIAD
Cross quietly taken from crib IRATE
Little boat's heading into cove BABY
Base missing from stone grate RUB
Metal in fact inert, partly TIN
Experienced? Only from what we hear NEW
Fear mistake after beginning of trial TERROR
Deserts from armed conflict inspired by Trotskyite? REWARD
Playing mostly rock, host support bands COHORTS
Spread complete by start of banquet BUTTER
Sub has left for a bar U BOLT
Sports summary: just ahead in boxing match? round-up
Film character, Jack perhaps? picture card
Ready for firing when loaded? MONEY TO BURN
No can do! bottle party
Finances put a stop to audible suffering? ENDOWS
English university looking at literature READING
After school exam, finally escape for a chat SCHMOOZE
A little fish, or sea animal HORSE
Grasping person before finding support in choir stall MISERERE
Desert 12 across STRAND
Foot light SETTLE
Wheels for convenience are working: first class fit RUNABOUT
Hope to let out type of camera TELEPHOTO
Meaty artist? BACON
Position under hoop, where players may be BANDSTAND
Lively performer smashing up boat and car ACROBAT
Returning skint upset somewhat original world tourist SPUTNIK
Fine old pair of openers, one briefly about to perform okey-doke
Tiny dab, almost ridiculously small and neat DAINTY
Letter, or what’s added to it by one PSI
Clumsy Yankee should have let go earlier UNHANDY
Duck: one protected by wild deer EIDER
First for group closing, performing cover for festival GLASTONBURY
Timer displaying agreeable figure? HOURGLASS
Into drugs, nine played sport TABLE TENNIS