The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Major service provider immediately stops gas ETHENE
Approach experts intermittently pairing up? ACCESS
Volunteers terribly maudlin state TAMILNADU
Clever defence disheartened newspaper DEFT
Grill lawyers, bishop and queen BARBQ
Very nearly skinned fish and gutted smelt ALMOST
Bill hit pinching skirts of curvy, round old maid TABBYCAT
David, maybe taking time, ending off suss laws STATUTES
Fault insulating new plug BUNG
American soldier's holding back Australian female troops AMAZONS
This may give Maria quite a shock MOONQUAKE
Novel sea mammal regularly fished out EMMA
Pitched until tedium's set in TILTED
Capital question announced to which 'No, she walked' is an answer DJAKARTA
Richer gambler right on track? BETTEROFF
Played radiant prelude INTRADA
Bump off prison guards and abscond from security JUMPBAIL
Brandy receptacle returned by unimportant employee COGNAC
Shout about Republican punch-up BRAWL
Angry civil riot expressing intense ill-will VITRIOLIC
US marshal's perfect listening device EARPHONE
Contribution made by home university in past INPUT
Slit got repositioned in vocal opening GLOTTIS
Bring into operation deal, perhaps accepting unknown backing EXERT
On radio, possibly Old Man River is most sublime GREATEST