The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2015 11 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Break profiteer securing backing of record company TIMEOUT
Force hospital to be taken over by estate THRUST
Make weak argument about current literature DEBILITATE
Secure main lock at first SEAL
FAR FROM RARE WORDS OF PRAISE WELLDONE
PULL TERRIFYING WOMAN WITH AMPUTATED LEG DRAG
Strip given to Michael Atherton LATH
Fit bachelor, overcome by beer with foul smell, choked ABLEBODIED
EEYORE'S IN TROUBLE; IT LOOKS BAD EYESORE
Hybrid car with this belt could be erratic TIER
BOND'S SECOND TO INFILTRATE ORDER -- IT'S BLOWN OBOE
POND-LIFE STOLE IPAD I LOST, CARELESSLY TADPOLES
Small bird, fearful, about to come in for seconds TITCHY
PLAY PART IN LEAR? THAT'S TO BE RECKLESS ACTTHEFOOL
RUN FROM CHARGE AROUND LAKE FLEE
People present telecoms provider with space grade cable when disheartened ATTENDANCE
Manoeuvre by ninth earl to acquire island complex LABYRINTHINE
51, separated and single LONE
Change of heart during victory is to become less convincing WEARTHIN
Clobber good listener GEAR
Samuel comes back crazy about hard cheese EMMENTHAL
Something given cricket side by the Queen, by right OFFERTORY
Start to annoy TEEOFF
Wake up with heavenly body after love? Quite the opposite COMETO
This drains athletics bigwig taking country runs COLANDER
COLLEGE DANCE IS ONLY EVERY NOW AND THEN BALLIOL
FINALLY BOTHER ABOUT HUGGING FRIEND FOR SUPPORT RALLYROUND
KING IN LOVE WITH POWER DEALT BADLY WITH STRONG DEFENCE ARMOURPLATED
KILLER WORDGAME? HANGMAN
Ballesteros, initially 1 up, almost shot under par SUBOPTIMAL