The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 15

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