The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 29

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