The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,644 - Jan 3 2022

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A whale of a book MOBYDICK
Admitted a record holds information ACKNOWLEDGED
Be gentler when developing this? GREENBELT
Craftsman sadly cremates partner MASTERCARPENTER
Cut like a baby? TEETHE
Discussing informally how to insist on remaining alive BANDYING
Fancy a nut? Go for this sweet NOUGAH
Horrified as a good speed is cut AGHAST
In the middle, putting very cheap item of jewellery centring
Lets out, or lets out again RELEASES
Liqueur seen to spoil a small cloth MARASCHINO
Little Bo-Peep is cursory, for one? NURSERYRHYME
Little spikes: personally, I have 20 NAILS
Matter hard to press forward PUSH
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Money to make; not nice DOUGH
Move quickly to secure prison DARTMOOR
Nobody accepts a little piece in any colour NONWHITE
Old writer is generally accessible OPEN
Persistent animal gets exercise daily, using leads DOGGED
Piece of luggage, one for Sherlock? CASE
Ruin some poor Frenchman MONSIEUR
Snag: first horse is missing and must be scratched ITCH
Stars sit around, no lovers of red revolution TSARISTS
Such relentless questioning of machine gun's capability RAPIDFIRE
Two strips of beach BIKINI
Unpleasantly damp feeling of tunnels with shellfish about CLAMMINESS
Want to get rid of Dad? DESIRE