The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2018 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Tourist's old cap crushed by wild punch HOLIDAYMAKER
Old record book in which the writer's found archetype EPITOME
Traps located around small homes, mostly above ground level NESTS
Minister's responsibility to penetrate revolutionary turmoil of tropics PORTFOLIO
Boat wrecked along with boarding party GONDOLA
Combat between people with no arms, paradoxically FISTFIGHT
Reluctant to miss opening a poet's work VERSE
Single out with guitar that's groundbreaking PICKAXE
Reserves -- fuel that lies beneath what lies beneath SUBSOIL
Discontent on the rise in Shanghai, unnervingly ENNUI
Reflecting if hosts fancy such a flower FUCHSIA
Bishop began to perambulate about area round seat BEANBAG
Rock oldie that's a family favourite? It's backed with energy GRANITE
Camp and quietly avant-garde? PARTY
Did box of extra diamonds to be worn by Queen SPARRED
Resolution made by idiot, endlessly confident CLOSURE
Corrosion is gathering about people of the country RUSTICS
Lettered representative such as MP, AM, MLA or MSP? ABBREVIATION
Smooth, mature -- when 16 discovered heavy metal IRONAGE
One makes nut roast using bizarre cooking BRAZIER
Press cancel evidence of broken engagement RINGOFF
Caught in sort of treason, son reveals those at top of tree ANCESTORS
Protective cover for biography, apparently one's occasionally needed when bathing LIFEGUARD
PRINCIPAL TIP THE COMPILER'S USED OVER TENSION HEADMISTRESS
STOP BEING FAITHFUL STAUNCH
GRIPPING THING -- WORKS OK UNTIL IT'S INSERTED! SPANNER
True misbehaving among French no little matter NEUTRON
Envelopes for the rest of those canvassed SLEEPINGBAGS