The Independents Cryptic Crossword December 17 2022

The Independents Cryptic Crossword December 17 2022 Answers:
Front of building roughly covered with flag 6 letters
FACADE
Independent politician roots out fraud 8 letters
IMPOSTOR
Actual victim blocks statement contesting allegations 8 letters
REBUTTAL
Unqualified medic is poor performer in hospital 6 letters
SHAMAN
Salt symbolically received by Bill before church 10 letters
TABERNACLE
Couple close to significant victory 4 letters
TWIN
Present judge to the audience 4 letters
HERE
Gutsy woman appearing in silent broadcast 10 letters
INTESTINAL
Gift leaving party with extra around the country 10 letters
NATIONWIDE
Doctor limits when to breathe abruptly 4 letters
GASP
Wrestling with something that adds nothing 4 letters
SUMO
Recreational drug connected with friend in a miserable way 10 letters
FUNEREALLY
Prompt action ultimately inspired by one quote 6 letters
INCITE
Satire spoke perhaps about sick hospital drama 8 letters
RAILLERY
Secret society mostly involved in depraved deeds 8 letters
SECLUDED
Social media platform deleting women’s response to joke? 6 letters
TITTER
Divert sources of aid money and employment 5 letters
AMUSE
Strained relations with former partner over telephone 9 letters
EXTENSION
Wrong sequence of characters in Cyrillic I transcribed 7 letters
ILLICIT
Soundly beat American in cycling stage 5 letters
PASTE
Astounding cast supplied with sharp content 9 letters
STARTLING
New harmonica dispensing with rudiments of historic musical instrument 7 letters
OCARINA
Upward trend supplied by speech about current leader 9 letters
EDITORIAL
Piece of asparagus with perfect flavour 9 letters
SPEARMINT
Old girls in male sauna stripped off 7 letters
ALUMNAE
Snubbed Italian man after disowning son and daughter 7 letters
IGNORED
Huge spending increase receives record backing 7 letters
SPLURGE
Addict’s condition brought about death 5 letters
FIEND
Ration voting having ousted leader 5 letters
ALLOT