The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2019 12 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Ladies' group -- function we run for a man on his own, perhaps WIDOWER
Hold back substitute RESERVE
British want to protect the blighter BLACKGUARD
Nobleman expected to receive king DUKE
Take in summary DIGEST
Duty of Bede, I suspect, in ordinary northern church OBEDIENCE
Young woman crossing river shows strain WRENCH
Arrest Greek character during row DETAIN
Page with two articles on ancient temple PANTHEON
Even if I table otherwise ALBEIT
A quarrel about right marker ARROW
Fit to bust, tart somehow gets revenge TITFORTAT
Used to agree with husband too SECONDHAND
Publisher entertained by very French companies TROUPES
Fungal growth, slight on endless sheep MILDEW
Freelancer's vigour and style ELAN
Coming from the sea, unexpectedly OUTOFTHEBLUE
Turned away dear vet, surprisingly AVERTED
Man, humorist in play KINGLEAR
Trouble opening up in place of worship PAGODA
Scratch game SCRABBLE
Permitted audibly? Audibly ALOUD
Good English car sign GEMINI
Yellow River associated with unknown disease CHICKENPOX
Battle zone that is close to our border FRONTIER
Revolutionary female, boss in kitchen CHEF
One taking a lot of interest in ancient city, certain to be impressed USURER
Surprising, except nude dancing UNEXPECTED
Easy to carry -- piano or desk? PORTABLE
Oscar after Henry's ring HALO
Watch first batsman? Quite something EYEOPENER
Type of orange duck MANDARIN
Tree, thinner on top having been pollarded ALDER
Sitar playing – hear genius ARTISTRY
Attendance good at start of event GATE
Daughter, with bad back, in decline DROOP
Country's desire to have Middle East involved YEMEN
Orderly to have a meal after end of session NEAT
Stuff about English saint GEORGE
Number touring notice pub, shabby in appearance THREADBARE
Head of family, perhaps, could make protest about curtailed hearing MATRIARCH
Writing about it, girl becomes unpredictable HITANDMISS
Save about litre in cask BARREL
Appear in court minutes later SEEM
Like shabby clothes made fun of? RAGGED
I make a mistake filling receptacle for clown PIERROT
Circulation problem could bring ed endless pain, unfortunately, across the North PINSANDNEEDLES
Strong second eleven winning, with maximum effort FULLSTEAMAHEAD
VESSEL MORE WILLINGLY BOARDED BY COMPANION SCHOONER
Further bit player EXTRA
Such data, when broadcast, made a striking impression CUTADASH
FAIL TO INCLUDE OLD CAMBRIDGE SEAT OF LEARNING OMIT
Very clean, unlike a leopard? SPOTLESS
Spiv with detailed plan, lout recalled WIDEBOY
Tense, working to seal one fault IMPERFECTION
Native American quickly casing hotel APACHE
Box blows over SPAR
Nobleman ahead of time? Not unknown EARL