The Telegraph Toughie 2017 10 06 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
and 27 Across and 19 Across: Athletic but not best, hence it's us here for kick-off? (2,3,11,5)	ONTHE
MOTHER OF TWINS AND HEAD OF BROADCASTING	LEDA
and 23 Across: I say nothing, busy working with revolting smells	BLESSMY
SEE 16 ACROSS	SUBSTITUTES
SEE 16 ACROSS	BENCH
Score-draw leaving sides 10th in table?	NEON
Lustful desire harboured by male chauvinist	LECH
Not the first to see 10.30 ruined everything	THEENTIRETY
Where the Sphinx is an old man, according to rumour	GIZA
Backer in film doctor strove to get around?	ANGEL
AND 26 ACROSS: POOR 23 -- IN SHORT, WHAT'S MADE PUBLIC ON 28	HONOURS
Head of Charterhouse School upset over cuts in tuck-shop stock?	CHOCS
Arts graduate�s presented with a ____ headscarf	BANDANA
Stirring up, making mischief	EVIL
SEE 20 DOWN	LIST
SEE 18 ACROSS	SOLDIER
AND 21 ACROSS: HAVING SEEN BETTER DAYS, GOOD MORNING INTERRUPTS OBVIOUS SUFFERING	OVER
Complaint malevolent being has to protest about	PERITONITIS
SEE 19 DOWN	SOUL
Clubs, on the subject of 6, split	CREVICE
Western Sydney area's toasting this first?	NEWYEARSDAY
This twisted, one-sided crowd with my team in a sort of spirit	MOBIUSSTRIP
IT'S BLOWN BY SCANDINAVIAN DECOY	LURE
THE FIRST OF TWO OPPOSITE POINTS OF VIEW	EAST
and 22 Across: Perhaps Methuselah's coming in for infantryman	FOOT
Volcano hunter unveiled in flash picture puzzle	MOUNTEREBUS
In business, succeeding #12	NOON
Suspect seen burying thief's knife	SNICKERSNEE
Is it useful to shrink lamb's fleece? After fight over, knit woolly clothes	INKBLOTTEST
'Yah boo!', the sign by regular�s bar stool?	SOTHERE
Company bathing topless sure good in Calais, but who gains?	CUIBONO
SEE 17 ACROSS	THEHILL

and 27 Across and 19 Across: Athletic but not best, hence it's us here for kick-off? (2,3,11,5)

ONTHE

MOTHER OF TWINS AND HEAD OF BROADCASTING

LEDA

and 23 Across: I say nothing, busy working with revolting smells

BLESSMY

SEE 16 ACROSS

SUBSTITUTES

SEE 16 ACROSS

BENCH

Score-draw leaving sides 10th in table?

NEON