The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 15

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