The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2018 04 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Long story after single call flipping ends ILIAD
Term of endearment? It legitimises embracing ENTITLE
Marine's brutal, taking area with force SEAFARING
Total of love-god mounting when touring clubs SCORE
Usually least tolerant radical activist initially ULTRA
Particular potato topping for each, full of beans CHIPPER
... arising from affaire, it's ultimately more passionate LUSTIER
WITH A FACILITY CONSUMING GLOBULES, SMALL TO START ABSORBENT
One could be one PRONOUN
French courtesy seeing drunk English in gang POLITESSE
Force men on ship, half cut SCREW
Queen raised under house housing cold staff SCEPTRE
Sailor back out East quit ABSCOND
Ginger beer half knocked back's flat, admits husband REDHEAD
Break up about love without love CALVE
Pillage of French land besieging leader from Paris DESPOIL
Beaten by scoundrel without once dropping odds CANED
Wretched worker takes good advance being promoted HANGDOG
Passion, oddly ardent, getting into hot water ... MADNESS
Stout heart receives tug, almost not heartless CORPULENT
Follow logic without principal around university ENSUE
Free spare time holding nearly glacial sweetheart EXTRICATE
Principally masculine sort like this with power? No MILKSOP
Feline ace to finish hard harnessing explosive energy CHEETAH
Independent's petition for publication ISSUE
Hardline former Tories meet occasionally EXTREME
Swing door needing oil, we hear TRAPEZE
Study period in India ends TERMINI
Palace in Italy stripped back, Pope finally managed LATERAN
Untiring church without support when bishop leaves CEASELESS
Why the woman's iron's returned, corroded outside WHEREFORE
Grand opening not ending trembling heart EPICENTRE