The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Sweet paintings etc gallery put back in container TARTE TATIN
Wrecked, came to TOTALLED
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
Love endless river NIL
Masked assassin is somewhat forlorn in jail NINJA
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
Some fashionistas smoke dope ASS
Shaft ending in channel secured by tool AXLE
Runner quietly failing to jump SKI
Peacock: it goes flying around EGOIST
Messily eating African stew TAGINE
On twenty-four hours earlier, old magistrate REEVE
Metal jacket of interrogator being worn IRON
Judge and reader glower? REFLECTOR
Large property's broken tea set ESTATE
Bar snack from floor being picked up NUTS
Flash Croatian deputy? SPLIT SECOND
Difference in body having struck head TIFF
Country where some litter scattered timor-leste
Controlling minister, one punching face DIRECTORIAL
Communist march TROT
Book, far from brilliant, cut MATTHEW
DEVELOP COMPLEX ELABORATE
INSULTING ATTACK OFFENSIVE
FRIENDLY DRINK CORDIAL
Worried surgeon clasping cold sponge SCROUNGE
Warning about British prince ALBERT
Too much womaniser of course ultimately breaking hearts, say? SURFEIT
Pair of decisions favouring bowler confirmed out-and-out
Hope setting sun inspires girl visiting university RURITANIA
Great runner has run off after felon CONGO
Boredom of nine running around university ENNUI
Beginning of retirement in brilliant piece of land ACRE
Where tester found parent snaffling page belonging to us? four-poster