Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2024 Dec 06

• Ardent enthusiast to choose to go into river (7) Crossword Clue
• Assume one put in mail (5) Crossword Clue
• Atoms smashed in defensive ditches (5) Crossword Clue
• Bitterly cold railway passage (7) Crossword Clue
• Charges for plants (6) Crossword Clue
• Claim a narrow surface loudly (6) Crossword Clue
• Dress takes years to become trash (7) Crossword Clue
• Fee commences before another goalie leaves (7) Crossword Clue
• Fit edging round whilst moving about uneasily (9) Crossword Clue
• Flower poorly lit up (5) Crossword Clue
• Forgave Leonard carrying judge's hammer (5) Crossword Clue
• Garden parties and some buffet, especially (5) Crossword Clue
• Gets eager cooking chocolate confectionery (6,3) Crossword Clue
• Go one better than heavenly happening (7) Crossword Clue
• Imagine ruse is complicated involving Mafia's leader (7) Crossword Clue
• Instruct artist in metal (5) Crossword Clue
• Join forces with side that has been promoted (4,2) Crossword Clue
• Jotter taped on, badly (7) Crossword Clue
• Lethal section of reef at Alexandria (5) Crossword Clue
• Nothing in thrust is idle (6) Crossword Clue
• Otherwise, good short reply to instruments (6) Crossword Clue
• Prisoner with dog to see eye-to-eye (6) Crossword Clue
• Reason to turn on fire (7) Crossword Clue
• Sauce runs in quickly (6) Crossword Clue
• Strange thing, rum, it goes to your head (6) Crossword Clue
• Tender bid (5) Crossword Clue