The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2017 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
HEADLESS ALIEN HIJACKING FIRST OF SPACESHIPS, ONE IN COMMAND OF CRAFT? ARTISAN
CORPORATION TRAILING FUNCTION WITH ENGLISH ENSEMBLE COSTUME
SPLIT ATOM, DRY INSIDE BISECT
A VIRTUE SO, SINGLED OUT GODLINESS
BUILDING IN MESS, THREE BROKEN PIECES SMITHEREENS
PRICKLY FIBRES IN PANTS BRIEFS
A TRAGEDY'S OPENING IN THAT PLACE? THEATRE
FISH STARTERS INITIALLY MAKE SPINE TINGLE? STICKLEBACK
ORGANISATION INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT IN TURKISH CITY, ONE GETTING BEATEN? BONGODRUM
WASHOUT, A SHADE OF YELLOW LEMON
GREAT MUSICIAN IN PAGANINI'S SORRY WHEN SHOWN UP ROSSINI
NAVAL OFFICER WARMER ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BORNEO BOSUN
Work fast to keep university magnificent OPULENT
Stink engulfing priest, gas! HELIUM
Recognise limitless street alcohol is ineffective medicine NOSTRUM
Good, accomplished old actor GABLE
Glue binding serenade with no musical entry PASSINGNOTE
Forage crop in Swiss canton LUCERNE
Exhaust having backfired, evident dropping back in African country ERITREA
Daring type mischievously pinching rear of football supporter PANTYGIRDLE
Country getting queen into line TERRAIN
Basic old houses poky for a start STAPLE
FALLEN, LITTLE EVIDENCE OF INJURY? SCARLET
WRITER'S TIP ABOUT ASIAN CITY COMING UP A GOOD DEAL BARGAIN
Follow leaders in European nations, some utterly execrable ENSUE
Red edges, blue boxes CRIMSON
Engineer missed tea for a cup of coffee? DEMITASSE
Possibly a ten-year-old Shetland pony in the middle of Amsterdam TWEENAGER