The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2016 06 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Mortarboard? HEADGEAR
Pack animal's hit bearing load unevenly LLAMA
BIRD ALMOST ADMITS SPARKLING WINE'S MORE PALATABLE TASTIER
FOLLOWING UNENDING DRINK THE FRENCH RAISED EXCITEMENT AROUSAL
Bond's keen to protect Ian Fleming's ends LIGAMENT
This may help with clinical depression? SPATULA
Panic seeing rook, queen and knight in position CONSTERNATION
Musician up in pits in a group ORGANIST
Challenged Government while accepting popular funding GAINSAID
Star rose oddly taking artist's workshops SEMINARS
FORMER WIFE'S AUDIBLY KISSED ON DEMAND EXPECT
First woman carrying fine daughter's excited EVOKED
... mean exchange capturing pawn SPELL
King in support employing vessel's English pirate PRIVATEER
LANKY UNKNOWN BOXES HEARTLESSLY, WAVES AS USUAL TRADITIONALLY
Nearly dates male missing gear for bed NIGHTIES
Say Evert scores penultimate point to end set CRYSTALLISE
Live round's opening, puncturing strike explosive BREATHE
Brownie maybe originated with American pinching recipe CAMERA
Released zombies, perhaps each taken by one UNDID
PAGEBOY MAYBE KEPT HOLDING SINGLE ROMEO'S RING HAIRDO
Firm over bishop with position to secure in ... OBSTINATE
Great aroma nicely circling over lover INAMORATA
HELPS AS MAN'S HEART HAS A FLUTTER ABETS
Gladiator's axe with handle cut, cut by slice SPARTACUS
SURPRISE FAT PIG EATING MIDDLE OF BURGER FLABBERGAST
Interminable vocal tirade's empty harangue ORATE
Teeth taking time for fine bites TANGS