The Telegraph Cryptic 2019 06 15 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Brazil's first and second then French XI in third place	BRONZE
Cartel work with City	OPEC
VARIETY OF SALAD VEGETABLE -- ONLY ITS TIP'S USUALLY TAKEN IN	ICEBERG
Monk who is leader in artificial intelligence arguing from first principles	APRIORI
Keeps in check worries about planet?	FORBEARS
Health resorts getting gullible people to return	SPAS
Heather getting to grips with old Beethoven piece	EROICA
Impending threat that could make some old cowards start to flee	SWORDOFDAMOCLES
Agriculturalist engages personnel department for exciting work	THRILLER
What's left from burning tree	ASH
Yankee airborne flying erratically	YAWING
Wind instrument -- blow me having score to follow	CORNET
BLOCK AND CLOSE TAB THAT'S DODGY	OBSTACLE
Scientist heading away to have good time fairly soon	OFFING
Scandalous bet incriminates member of government	CABINETMINISTER
Snacks from recycling pasta	TAPAS
Support for driver in popular car by junction, reportedly?	GOLFTEE
Surrender return on investment	YIELD
Stay a week held in irons? That will do for conspirator	GUYFAWKES
Trade sanction so engrossing business graduate	EMBARGO
Stretcher case I left superficially injured	ELASTIC
Settled a claim by not fighting?	AMICABLY
Clipped dunce's head with a spanner first	ABRIDGED
Cutting down fat	SHORTENING
Disregard finished appearance	OVERLOOK
Getting over the hill, some sherpas titter	PASTIT
Fool blocking servant's way through	PASSAGE
Former president with influence means to get round America	EXPRESSWAY
Detecting scent, see, rising over plant	OLFACTORY
European working a very long time	EON

Brazil's first and second then French XI in third place

BRONZE

Cartel work with City

OPEC

VARIETY OF SALAD VEGETABLE -- ONLY ITS TIP'S USUALLY TAKEN IN

ICEBERG

Monk who is leader in artificial intelligence arguing from first principles

APRIORI

Keeps in check worries about planet?

FORBEARS

Health resorts getting gullible people to return

SPAS