The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2017 12 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Seizes head of partner in crime, making retreat NIPS
SAW A SOURCE OF COLOURS FOR USE AROUND HOUSE APHORISM
Tea service upset after end of tea ASSAM
Ancient tax covering last of transactions DUSTY
TEA IS ONLY HALF-BREWED? IT MAY IMPRESS SOME CHARISMA
Academic back to suppress revolution in education READER
Agitated President buttonholing a person in the street PEDESTRIAN
Amateur handiwork overturned something attractive leading to language YIDDISH
Artist is able in translation to deliver French writer RABELAIS
Ask identified person to appear in comic vein INVITE
Book Two covering family -- it provides little coverage of the individual BIKINI
A degree of latitude is right in subject TROPIC
Fine diatribe keeping newspaper in good odour? FRAGRANT
Flight highpoint between mid-West and East ESCAPE
Hard working, in terms of judges TRYING
Irritable servants will appear in it LIVERY
Jug with wine given a shake STIRRED
Many shops endlessly supplying tea CHAI
Moonshine upset hard drinker TOSH
Most uncommon to receive data identifying location of habitat loss RAINFOREST
Orchestral component supporting piano with skill PART
Organ teaching possibly involves source of religious music in church GREGORIANCHANT
Political discourse a little lacking in character SPIN
Reasonably good string playing interrupted by song by man FAIRTOMIDDLING
Something that's played up, causing dangerous situation TRAP
Tense examination once securing power for senior people? TOPLEVEL
Time line incorporates enthusiastic journey TRAVEL
Water creature near, circling river area STINGRAY