The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 01 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
PROBLEM CHILDREN ISSUE
Son caught hospital department's smells SCENTS
Stripteaser even excited congressmen? REPRESENTATIVES
Tinker gets old emails? MESSAGES
Unfortunately scratchier cat is making marks CHARACTERISTICS
Where one might find holidaymakers bearing drinks AIRPORTS
Wine editor's fired SACKED
Relation's allowance cut RATIO
Rat keeping tense and upright STANDING
Raised plain coat and a uniform PLATEAU
Observes absence of publication for teachers? NOTES
Motions get users worried GESTURES
Minute, hot insect under stone INSTANT
Lady's nude dancing -- all's initially removed in two shakes SUDDENLY
I sign under 500 books DIARIES
Gave a smack to child, entertaining sister, oddly KISSED
Concert -- almost remember about it RECITAL
Former lover refers to tickles EXCITES
Flexible versatile folk RELATIVES
Fists cutting head after prisoner's lies CONSISTS
European allowed to hug blokes for a bit ELEMENT
Daughter is sitting on plant -- catastrophe! DISASTER
Conservative fails to win contracts CLOSES
Answer sage prepared lacking good understanding AWARENESS
Almost foolish to wrap king's gift SKILL
A very soft, large, eastern fruit APPLE