Chimps and gorillas Chilled with cubes Criminal's pseudonym Chem and bio, e.g. Caustic chemical Croat's neighbor Christmas tree topper Compass pt. Channel for people who love to 23-Across Co-worker of a TA Conspire fraudulently Certain scammer Chipped in? Chinese dumpling Crystal-lined rock Cozy rooms Come clean, with "up" Check text for errors Clutter Conclusions Company emblems Carrying out the task Caesar's fateful river (7) Clearing (an engine) of carbon (8) Commercial opening, so coming (6) Calvin ___, fashion designer California place that starts with Santa Change a bill, as in Congress Cheap metal material Curved path in the sky Camera type, abbr. Christmas present Christmas shopping place Cal's brother, in East of Eden Catherine who returned to "Doctor Who" in 2023 Character who sings "Roll in the Hay" in the musical "Young Frankenstein" Club members who may sift through scores of applicants? Cabbage variety with dark, crinkly leaves Casual tops that might have a scoop neck or V-neck Coloring for a car window Cut of pork that can be tender Character set to remain wearing Australian party hat (8) Coat ripped, twice defaced by fabulous beast (7) Code kept in a decrypted state may be stolen (8) Colour during policy announcement (4) Compete against power roped in to win revamped position (9) Conclusion delayed in mixed set of rules (4) Confused sheep moo? That will never happen (4,4) Cooking implement's good filter (7) Costly engine part finished up with American (9) Cover silencer, gun parts (6) Covering religious festival to enshrine the German 3-down (9) Cracow's country (6) Cricket bat's optimal point of contact (5,4) Cartoon in the paper, a - strip Counselor to Captain Picard Cat breed not actually from the Indonesian island for which it’s named Composer Satie Cowslip, e.g. Choice seating at a boxing match, and a hint to making sense of the peripheral answers Chant Commit a faux pas with a party chip Caffeine and nicotine, for example (10) Citrus plant in a grove City home to the Thay Temple Cold, treeless biome Companion that oinks Comic strip scream Charlotte Bronte's "Jane ___" ___-Cola, soft drink since 1886 Chicken's first home? Container for the lungs and the heart Catch a sight of Christmas dinner spot Chinese philosophy "path" Champagne-opening sound "Conspiracy Theory" actor Gibson "___ close for comfort" Court, romantically Cow's call Call for some jewellery (4) Capital of France (5) Chicago paper, for short Common title start — Canals Church chimes Company emblem Crooked Cosmetic item Cruel sort of complaint Clambering around youngster Constantly Cary —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Penny Serenade 1993 Carl Hiaasen novel featuring the character Erin Grant Character voiced by Roy Atwell in 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952 Cooking utensil Clinton’s vice-president Canadian province China’s continent Completely Candidate of 2000 Cost Clear sky Charge cut by smallholder, initially, for bundle of straw? Cake ingredient Car pedal Castle part Christmas cooking essential Cut of 13 Across Called time on daughter taking Ecstasy (6) Camaraderie from devotees bandaging right hip (10) Catch Russell coming back having made a meal of it Caught wise sort in loose hood (4) Change line of footwear Channel Island shown in another map (4) Charlotte, character played by Kristin Davis in Sex And The City (4) Cheat runs away after international pressure (3,3) Cheek turned by stern religious adherent Chess manoeuvre involving a sacrifice (6) Chinese factory worker finishing early (3) Chip away causing them to collapse from weariness Christian lyric-writer led by spirit, mostly Circle with a revolutionary group for priest Titus (5) Clear link around capital of Vietnam that's sad in nature (9) Coat, via transport to your partner, Mark Antony? (7) Coin left to be put in the middle (7) Collision from parking next to Sierra? Almost (5) Colours used by an artist (7) Complete with a bustle and nothing more Condition treated by antitussive medication (8) Confusion re: papal clothing (7) Consumed this following a period of abstinence - it can be hard to resist Conversation starter? (5) Cop always being asked to "Book Em!" Corrective final word beginning to disturb a politician (10) Country for example returning first of refugees - then a great number (7) Country in East Africa (10) Covered in marshy flora (5) Cowers Cries on seeing the boss disturbed Custom-fitted, as a suit - - - Cara, singer who recorded Flashdance... What A Feeling (5) - - - control, TV channel- changing gadget (6) Capitulated Change to a stick (6) Charlie Chaplin's iconic hobo character, the -- - (5) Chemistry or physics, eg (7) Coming from port steer incorrectly and he objects Complain about a loose belt (5) Confidence, or guarantee (9) Corrugated. It's hip (6) Crack another in a jiffy (5,6) CBS drama series Conclusions Cotton gin inventor Capable Clothing accessories Choose Came after Control temperature for weakling Clashed or scuffled Can't smash in, mum, and grab (6) Changes of direction not right for orchestral standards? (7) Cold meal. It was ordered for the weather (7) Come to at the funeral party (4) Company men I tease about earnings (6) Conflict to engage pseudonymous composer (7) Container (6,3) Contribution from dramatic violin maker (5) Convey to that the gate is broken: a hardship (3,6) Creator Of Amadeus: singular Mozart symphony will yield name (7) Cut it out at once. The ices are melting (6) Czech composer creating fuss with joke? (5,3) Classic sandwich order, in brief California's Santa ___ County, home to more than 1.8 million ___ center (community sports facility) Countrywide: Abbr. Car driver China's continent Creme-filled cookie Copenhagen native CBS police franchise Ceremonial splendor Components Chaste – kind of harpsichord Chess manoeuvre involving a sacrifice Copy Cowers Cartographer's picture? Complain the step is crumbling that rot got into (7) Composer lost no bet (5) Copy from letter among NATO communications (4) Create, in your sleep? (5,2) Credit the morning with stuff (4) ___ Christensen, Danish model and photographer born in 1968 (6) Chest muscle, for short Credit card user Chillingly strange Cloak and __ Come to a stop "Can you explain?" Cary -, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Penny Serenade (5) Catalina ....., artistic gymnast; 2004 Olympics balance beam and floor gold medallist (5) Central character in the 1885 novel Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (7,5) Chivalric title (4) Cocktail gets cruel army drunk (6,4) Cat breed not actually from the Indonesian island for which it's named Chap landed in Scotland (5) Circuits have direction to go downhill Comedy program of which cast member Jane Curtin claimed "not one thing was funny," for short Creator of the creator of a monster Colombo, ___ Lanka Chinese noodle dish ___ chi "Cry me a river!" 2022 Cate Blanchett film Concerted efforts Click of the fingers Cozy Comes to a finish Church officer employed unknown number inside (6) Cy Young Award winner, probably Cracked 2001 computer-animated film loosely based on a 1990 picture book by William Steig (5) Canadian supermodel who claimed "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day" Christmas carol about a Bohemian ruler giving alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (4,4) Christmas carol about a Bohemian ruler giving alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (9) City credited by the Guinness Book of Records with the world's largest New Year party (9) 'Cherubim and ___ thronged the air', (carol) (8) Constitution Captures with a lasso Chain of food shops (6) Compass heading (abbr.) Course for advanced students Certain belly feature Communications: Abbr. Contents of a Zoom-meeting screen share, perhaps Candle holder used in 6-Across ceremonies Candy company that shares its name with a planet Choose from among the candidates Country music legend, Johnny _ (4) Clergy member on the staff of a cathedral (5) Concluding part of a musical piece (4) Coastal trading centre (7) Correct computer codes (5) Curving roofs (5) _ chi, type of exercise (3) Call sign for letter T (5) Chairmen's hammers donated by Les heartlessly (6)