Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Dec 03

• A drain at the earliest opportunity (inits) (4) Crossword Clue
• A female knight drained of colour (5) Crossword Clue
• April's turned out to be spring-like (6) Crossword Clue
• Comment about Mr Twain (6) Crossword Clue
• Could be given sea picture (8) Crossword Clue
• Cry of despair from musicians on board? (7,4) Crossword Clue
• Disregard workers with sporty trousers (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Eastern prince overturns a container (4) Crossword Clue
• Endlessly affront a leader of Rome, being narrow-minded (7) Crossword Clue
• Garment's left among clothes (4) Crossword Clue
• Green stone red, male faked (7) Crossword Clue
• Hang up when no longer engaged? (4,3) Crossword Clue
• In France, here is the most cold (6) Crossword Clue
• Jo's bone is broken in plastic surgery (4,3) Crossword Clue
• Jumped on broken petal (5) Crossword Clue
• Leave of absence, formerly, to dine (5) Crossword Clue
• Mass requests for fancy-dress accessories (5) Crossword Clue
• Military fanfare for final mail collection (4,4) Crossword Clue
• Need of legwork to generate prescience (13) Crossword Clue
• Niche fashion, backing old length of cloth (8) Crossword Clue
• One with a key job in the office? (6) Crossword Clue
• Oven joint, but no starter (4) Crossword Clue
• Paid Leroy to entertain waster (5) Crossword Clue
• Rivet from Tehran moving on lake (7) Crossword Clue
• Small bird with the French name (5) Crossword Clue
• Wild fruit, sort of ripe, so swallow hard (7) Crossword Clue