The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2016 08 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
FIFTY-FOUR KEEPING TIME TO ROUSING MUSICAL THEME LEITMOTIV
A PREDATOR NEARLY PULLED UP SEAWEED, ETC ALGAE
FANCY COVERING OLD SWIMMING-POOL TO THE CEILING WITH GREY TONES? MOODILY
SAT PERHAPS WITH FIXED GAZE, BLOCKING OUT EUROPEAN SUN FOR BYRON DAYSTAR
AFTER MONTHS, US CHOPPER PICKS UP NORTH ISLANDER MANXMAN
Type of recording made by brass that's lower in auditorium LIPSYNC
Actress makes connection outside to doctor on call JOANCOLLINS
Collected mug and badge with number at end cut in half ASSEMBLED
Country's capital hosting conservation group a month back ANTIGUA
Tender tune essentially lost on rock band, in short QUOTE
Shock a friend, preferring the back of topaz to its front AMAZE
Army one's left faces wild people SAVAGES
Part of London where learner is to sign when contracted? INITIAL
Parisian who half-read paper QUIRE
One offering seat to sit on nags pathetic layabout -- not I SADDLER
Male element entertained by daily channel CHAMFER
Labour supporter stupid to upset 'the other half'? MIDWIFE
Jack runs away from county's peninsula JUTLAND
Poorly educated William, putting book down, visibly embarrassed ILLBRED
Did try from England's leader finally impress Express newsman? ESSAYED
Where a fathom's used as a rule? INTHEMAIN
Perhaps noble artist's career beginning to wane by 2000? FLYWEIGHT
Retired people's impudence unconfined at institute EMERITI
Writer from Thunderer edited lines RUTHRENDELL
Woman, as you'd expect in Australian country, who flew huge distances ALANSHEPARD
Relatively rude boy drinks a sherry oddly COARSER
Successfully carry through ram, maybe PUTOVER
Ex-Olympic hurdler working classes at track maintains keen edge DAVIDHEMERY