The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2018 09 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SPREAD MOST OF PLASTER REGULARLY ON END OF TILE PATE
MUSICAL DRAMA STARTS TO TRANSLATE ELGAR WORK OPERATE
Hibernating dung beetle joins male insect DORMANT
Writing about a time in service MATINS
Pair join medic in Italian cathedral DUOMO
Ivan (the) Terrible is self-complacent VAIN
IT SCALE COULD BE FLEXIBLE ELASTIC
Top up that could make judge poorly REFILL
May upset with Times covering resistance by Conservative? That's irregular ASYMMETRIC
Hover about in outskirts of Camden to find sign of rank CHEVRON
INNARDS OF AUTOMATON UPGRADED TO 100MPH TONUP
SILLY REVENGE? NOT GOOD TO SHOW SUPERFICIAL REFINEMENT VENEER
They might bite -- or sting when weight's added ASPS
PARTY, REPUBLICAN, VACATED MINISTERS' SLEEPING QUARTERS DORMS
ENLARGE ANIMAL PARK BEFORE FIRST OF MARCH ZOOM
First step of independent resident around Italian island INITIATIVE
DRINKS CONTAINING MALT LIQUOR FOR LOYALISTS SUPPORTERS
Use small boat to reach Channel island SARK
Masculine female player? That�s criminal! MALEFACTOR
Scattered cold air almost spat. Exactly! SPORADICAL
PLAN STRATAGEM TO SEIZE EASTERN BOOZE CHARTREUSE
AFTER TANGO, WE SPOT UNUSUAL DANCE TWOSTEP
Turkish ambassador's welcomed by Roosevelt, chillingly ELTCHI
Adheres they say to hateful river STYX
NERVE POISON? IT COULD BE TRUE IN OXON NEUROTOXIN
Depression touching large intestine COLON
Check area lacking energy in two parts? REIN
Xhosan desert has plenty of this SAND
Special gold covered pouch SPORRAN
Exercise lines in Advent can be persuasive COMPELLING
TIPS SECRETARY OVER INTO POOL OF DIRTY WATER CESSPIT
DRUNK MEDICS IMBIBING EUROPEAN WINE DEMISEC