The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 07

The Telegraph Cryptic

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
Unusually square but short old gun	ARQUEBUS
Two short chaps one sacrificed?	VICTIM
Trained, it's said, to be very tight	TAUT
Such language in writer's essay!	ERSE
See bird in tube, lit badly	BLUETIT
Relentless pressure to stop redeployment of mail guy?	IMPLACABLE
Parts of 21 perhaps, as tasty treats?	TITBITS
Mineral stored in metal container	TALC
Marketplace where comics might swap tired old jokes!	CORNEXCHANGE
In favour of not moving quickly	PRONTO
Government offices seek advice about American mess on a regular basis	CONSULATES
Gail, rural, cut out for being involved in farming	AGRICULTURAL
Energy and time lost from decaying orbit	BRIO
Commander to give word, as basis for agreement	COMPROMISE
Allowed spaceship's computer to become deadly	LETHAL
500 sheep getting a drink	DRAM