30 January - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Near end of flight in the dark (5)

Solution – night

Near = nigh

End of flight = last letter, or end, of the word "flight"

Nigh + t = night or the dark

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Workers in the kitchen cooked us canapés (9)

Hint – the first letter is s