The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Supply a boar, elk and a pouched creature KOALABEAR
Unfeeling second for Mister Big, seizing pawn IMPASSIVE
School spaces filled by conspicuous person ENLIGHTEN
Free stamp FRANK
Island leader demoted: island makes excuse ALIBI
Migrating base two kilometres inside Hertfordshire town TREKKING
The German times race DERBY
Swelling of belly subsiding when top removed TUMESCENT
Novel artist in adopting old pattern of lines STRIATION
Cable disentangled from propeller ROPE
Escaped backing welfare age dropping FLEW
I can time railway route ITINERARY
Fanatical, starts to rail against broadsheet papers RABID
Letter to Ephesians, a letter initially in a bottle PHIAL
Help agreed after former PM departs MAYDAY
Statement found in rubbish by Detective King DIKTAT
Still since regularly excavating atomic mineral SILICA
Gardening society's head ignoring every small flower RHINE
Sailor's dance is long around Navy mess HORNPIPE
Flood at home, before unknown disease INFLUX
Just saint directed towards good prayers EVENSONG
Way to decide winner of row about European holiday TIEBREAKER
Putting down vegetable in spring finally SQUASHING
Vital newspaper employee entered text, perhaps KEYED
Arrest female student following literary support BOOKSHELF
Send off team in return, abandoning court EXILE
Support tyre when cycling around India, showing decency PROPRIETY