The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,867 - Dec 24 2021

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A little optional something in addition ALSO
Article of furniture, one found backstage in theatre DRESSER
Boasted in company CREW
Club perhaps provided source of financial capital CARDIFF
Confess on purpose action proving personally disadvantageous OWNGOAL
Country, near ruin at intervals, that's on the rise IRAN
Cricket teams in prime fitness at last ELEVENS
Customers of SPAR not fickle PATRONS
Detected by auditors, hiding-place for money CASH
Detective emerging from helicopter with our suspect HERCULEPOIROT
Dish, excessive starter of olives, gentleman served up RISOTTO
Energy needed by snooker player possibly in decline GOTOPOT
Exhibition of setter's skills displayed here? DOGSHOW
Fifty tucking into hot Christmas food STOLLEN
Graduates seen cavorting outside, all together ENMASSE
Herb swallowed finally with difficulty DILL
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High time Rosalind essentially left TALL
Mum loves employing rag mop regularly as cleaner SHAMPOO
Not entirely neglect fashion FORGE
One granting wishes of a German, say, to go north GENIE
Quarrel that's quick blows over SPAT
Reportedly Berlin chap's address has identity code that secures locks HAIRPIN
Single redundant worker being released UNWED
Sound almost excited feeding small, sad-looking tree WEEPINGWILLOW
Spirit voice TENOR
Standard conversation in market with traders STOCKEXCHANGE
State running Austrian school, having sacked Head SOUTHCAROLINA
Student requiring support to install shower TRAINEE
Trial engulfs European politician in storm TEMPEST
TV show that gets one into a lather? SOAP
Young son scatters rubbish untidily about LITTERS
Zealot is in fact a criminal FANATIC