The Telegraph Toughie 2019 02 21 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
STARTS TO PLUNDER EFFECTS ROBBERS DIVIDED UP IN HIDING	PERDU
SO LAST INJURY ALMOST SORTED FOR HACKS?	JOURNALISTS
ODD NOTE ADOPTED BY HALF OF INSECTS OF SECOND CITY	BRUMMIE
TURNING DOWN A COLD FRUIT	CASABA
Groups of notes hard to get in strings	CHORDS
GROWTH OF CULTIVATED GERANIUM WITH HEADS OF PINK AND OPAL, PLANTED ROUND LAKE	PELARGONIUM
Shirking from sport with man on board	FUNKING
To embroil opponents, partners advanced both hands	ENSNARL
Unknown tongues translated for baby	YOUNGEST
Pretend spread concealed in bit of butter	PLAYAT
Potter's art is such disappointment, no top, hardy inside and arty occasionally	WIZARDRY
Original root gets discovered, second record concealed in two years	ETYMOLOGY
Murky old resentment apt originally for India	OPAQUE
Numerical data question over including university in band	STATUSQUO
Most obscene tango to follow is tried drunk	DIRTIEST
Miles playing along with Geordie rock	LIMESTONE
Lowers taken aback in coarse cud eruption	REDUCES
Literary doctor's unfinished letter	THORN
Inside forwards in America bagging four -- lottery is void, with no harm intended?	INOFFENSIVELY
Happy island processed oil flowers	GLADIOLI
Group succeeded without festival	SEXTET
Frolic about in retro vacation	CAVORT
First knight leaves gun for religious leader	CANON
Drink for each after a vermouth I fancy at first	APERITIF
Discontent and doubt mostly before upper-class parasite adopts new ship	QUERULOUSNESS
Band leader beat senior	DRUMMAJOR
A southern writer that's wooden	ASPEN
The setter's into islands singular beauty	FAIRNESS

STARTS TO PLUNDER EFFECTS ROBBERS DIVIDED UP IN HIDING

PERDU

SO LAST INJURY ALMOST SORTED FOR HACKS?

JOURNALISTS

ODD NOTE ADOPTED BY HALF OF INSECTS OF SECOND CITY

BRUMMIE

TURNING DOWN A COLD FRUIT

CASABA

Groups of notes hard to get in strings

CHORDS

GROWTH OF CULTIVATED GERANIUM WITH HEADS OF PINK AND OPAL, PLANTED ROUND LAKE

PELARGONIUM