The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 15

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