The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 28

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Steamship docks in port over here! PSST
Two gallons is drinking record for Swede's Xmas booze GLOGG
Poet and his sex-fuelled overdose OVID
Film director improves boxing movie's trailer MENDES
She's not common but would be if she gained a pound COUNTESS
One of a host perhaps unfairly laid off day earlier DAFFODIL
Purse tiny child pinched by middle of week's peak viewing PRIMETIME
Drop producer's best sci-fi films back-to-back PIPETTE
Ex-CE guru RISHI
Population's not up, up or up to you? OPTIONAL
Opportunity to fire new extra hand WIDOW
Supply e.g. WI food for one who cared for bairns GOODWIFE
Lower half of 25 I brutally punish STONE
Hunter having long how-d'ye-do in Wells? HYENADOG
Think too much about delivering eggs purchase OVERPRIZE
Measure of compensation from Blitz in area close to Ilford AWARD
Vedette winning gong eventually -- entertaining English actress (old-school) STAGER
Where orders may be of help to stop Turkish leader being jailed ABBEYS
One of a pair used to clean plant MARIGOLD
Contents of yellower organic compound IMIDE
West African's takeaway battered eels TOGOLESE
After one, be blown away by Bergman when playing his signature feature? INGMAR
Outlandish 8-point letter about hearing aid? EXOTIC