The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Leader who died in ship's hold NELSON
Detest keeping in one European city for winter HIBERNATE
Is in taxi turning over key BASIC
Concludes dish almost cracks DISSOLVES
Nuts beside small birds CUCKOOS
Cracked a nicer nut? Open to question UNCERTAIN
Flowers put back in greenhouses, originally ROSES
Scots rant about differences CONTRASTS
Returning weapon? BOOMERANG
Stream bound to hold gallons SURGE
Hire actors, unfortunately ignoring current group of players ORCHESTRA
Stylish base on a font? Not half! ELEGANT
Following a newspaper lead in Essex, right? AFTER
Jumbo runs, consumed by mouse on ground ENORMOUS
Writer's shoes sister regularly removed HESSE
I ban no book after marvellous David Copperfield? MAGICIAN
Four seen entering sexual festival CARNIVAL
Former media, say EXPRESS
Spy has no open cases SNOOP
Seems a paper's ordered APPEARS