The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 01

The Telegraph Cryptic

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
You've done well: first violin lesson?	TAKEABOW
Today was successful, looking back	NOW
Require lead, shortened by half, for pointer	NEEDLE
Possible reason for extra head on everyone	NOBALL
Nervous crone in tragedy, gutless	TWITCHY
Little time to grasp an old, funny old instrument	MANDOLIN
Leader is between king and a queen	KAISER
Knight, for example, has hair cut	MAN
Isle, a state	IOWA
Is one charged for crime?	BATTERY
Fashion presenter in rambling hypocrite!	LOOKWHOSTALKING
Cook particular course, speciality	DOMAIN
Capital of Turkmenistan erased from geography book, woe is me!	ALAS
Belt holding in a belly	PAUNCH
Become very angry when pest released from grip?	FLYOFFTHEHANDLE
A match earlier	AGO
Large star in danger, it exploding	REDGIANT