The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
It faces backwards in an old church in ancient city ANTIOCH
Sound shortened in shout to encourage knight CHEVALIER
Hired killer from Daisen, in Japan NINJA
Offenders at first lie badly, tiddly in court OLDBAILEY
Bar close to ground reserved SAVED
Non-U Tory following in car unlikely to be caught? INAUDIBLE
Message online and call from branch? TWEET
Adult male turned up on peg -- Long John Silver? AMPUTEE
Did spring article in Paris? Fitting! LEAPT
Our beds damaged unopened flower ROSEBUD
Muscular -- like some bully? BEEFY
Tropical fish in Trent area, oddly TETRA
An unpleasant noise surrounding boy in fairy tale ALADDIN
Savoury dish, lightly cooked, needs while RAREBIT
Extremely pretty country brings burning desire PYROMANIA
Ridiculously good parts in snail for instance GASTROPOD
Champion in Great Escape TOPFLIGHT
Outcast one left in Devon river EXILE
One's achievement in not missing a trick? GRANDSLAM
Clever person after time becomes idiot BIRDBRAIN
Enter undetected and transgress, bagging duck STEALIN
Sport in Six Nations finally showing destructive influence VIRUS
Hotel on Hebridean island raised capital HANOI
Citrus plant, large, moved one metre LEMONTREE
One crashes into store -- to steal butter? RAMRAIDER