The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,178 - Dec 23 2022

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Clues Answers
14, wearing this?! ROUGE
Admires northbound lasses in oilskin coats LIONISES
Apt, possibly, to present Fred and Ginger's speciality TAPDANCING
Bike to bridge in the morning going down to new plant CYCLAMEN
Bullets turned in, plus a chemical used in explosives AMMONIA
Clue: 'A welcoming northern country' KENYA
Country briefly capturing the heart of its ruler's father and son UNITEDKINGDOM
Embarrassed being 12 and overlooked REDFACED
Eurasian offering Sunday's roast with 33 per cent off TURK
Facility that's furnished for 10 GIFT
For instance, James Stewart fantasy 'It's a Wonderful Life' AMERICANDREAM
Heart shown by popular bank INSIDE
In retirement, occasionally encountered piquant Noel lassitude ENNUI
Knocked back seconds with syrup on top SWIGGED
Clues Answers
Lack of sense caused by a fall? SNOWBLINDNESS
Lovers seeing film, 'Hair', sharing time MISTRESSES
Opted to get round my boss! PLUMPED
Oscar cuts tubas for broadcast -- they'll be hidden under the surface UBOATS
Page with scripture passage: Our Lady's clothed in blue maybe PRIMARYCOLOUR
Perhaps drawing used by copper delayed arresting the writer, say ARTICULATE
Seasonal event with sadly miscast entertaining personnel CHRISTMAS
Stops tips ENDS
Sue flipped price tag -- it illustrates trousers LITIGATE
Synthetic tree decoration with timer at first going too quickly FALSESTART
Tiny mite that delivers half the letters? ATOM
Upcoming Test pitch needs rolling before a fair game TOMBOLA
What often follows Yuletide games? Unfortunately, anger must! ARGUMENTS
Wound up in big city catching Queen on Five NERVY