The Times Cryptic puzzle clues 2022 Jan 14

• Act to defend author penning nasty piece of work Crossword Clue
• Admit awareness of current learning Crossword Clue
• Alarming exclamation from TV doctor before surgical procedures! Crossword Clue
• Artist having lamb to start with after nil by mouth Crossword Clue
• Bird with raucous call not quite making channel Crossword Clue
• Burning a jacket king's taken off Crossword Clue
• Chap entertaining longing for somewhere to cook Crossword Clue
• Check when coming aboard earlier vessel Crossword Clue
• Civic dignitary planting tree on island Crossword Clue
• Clubs in correct order Crossword Clue
• Communicate with a daughter in Brazilian port Crossword Clue
• Complete religious work in Ireland Crossword Clue
• Conditions laid down for schoolkids’ work periods Crossword Clue
• Craft should go round Scottish lake to find border Crossword Clue
• Dined in college, according to report Crossword Clue
• Disastrous couple keeping son in poor state Crossword Clue
• Elusive Iberian leaders snarled up outside Crossword Clue
• Embrace son beset by worries Crossword Clue
• Flight of geese identified by European in hide Crossword Clue
• Fret in the past, brought up in south-east Crossword Clue
• Game in which Josh Billings initially behind bars? Crossword Clue
• Horse cooked in casserole wife chucked out Crossword Clue
• Inspect an explosive device with former partner Crossword Clue
• Islanders keeping band in headquarters Crossword Clue
• Item in sports programme requiring level track, originally Crossword Clue
• It may be drunk, or eaten with marmalade, perhaps Crossword Clue
• King had this made specially for crossing river Crossword Clue
• Labour Party not likely to split? Crossword Clue
• Like woman raising issue or unusually alert man Crossword Clue
• Make note about time in cheese-producing region Crossword Clue
• Medic removing tip of tail from fish Crossword Clue
• Metallica finally exits festival compound Crossword Clue
• New idea put into Bond, leaving book, getting better Crossword Clue
• No calcium needed for spot cream Crossword Clue
• Nonchalant during escape, one ought to be strung up Crossword Clue
• Objection from pair initially on trial Crossword Clue
• Old male writer taking American passenger vehicle Crossword Clue
• One article written about another Macbeth for example Crossword Clue
• Perspicacity unwelcome in performing musicians? Crossword Clue
• Portuguese saint imports good grain for pudding Crossword Clue
• Problem breathing arises where coating on pills removed Crossword Clue
• Reactionary TV character bringing stone into converted flat Crossword Clue
• Recklessly bid a lot for popular paper Crossword Clue
• Reported truce spread by degrees Crossword Clue
• Restoration we learn about Crossword Clue
• Small Liverpudlian singer inspiring in tango? Just a little Crossword Clue
• Sort of red polish unknown Crossword Clue
• Sound made by donkey — or horse crossing river? Crossword Clue
• Spiritual icon I see at last in Nebraskan city Crossword Clue
• Thinking Reg must keep a son at home Crossword Clue
• Tool gardener finally wrapped in absorbent cloth Crossword Clue
• Tribute nicely written about saint Crossword Clue
• Understated, it should be expunged from screen translation Crossword Clue
• US city’s way to divide benefit Crossword Clue
• US violinist sectarians upset Crossword Clue
• Well-to-do? That’s laughable! Crossword Clue
• Worst thing is to accept twin returning commendations Crossword Clue