The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2019 03 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
TERRIBLE CUT BOUND TO GET DISCOLOURED DIRTIED
Big equipment, small changes to opening STRAPPING
... rejecting form perhaps with ordinary current leader EDITORIAL
Blasphemy when rejected upset good in church SACRILEGE
Capital is managed topping advance RANGOON
Explorer beginning to do search DRAKE
Floating on lake is river bird OUSEL
Surreal gag doesn't stop Labour's leader ... STRANGE
He, say, last to move pieces in check ELEMENT
In secrecy, an idea to give poison CYANIDE
Initially golfer is mad missing easy, easy putt GIMME
Pens combustible articles about gutless reporter CORRALS
Quibbling first woman carrying credit card that's rejected EVASIVE
Notice old boy's always showing resistance to Left OBSERVE
Reportedly first person with spotted blemish EYESORE
Island summit east, not south CRETE
Idiosyncrasy going round opposite directions for journey TRANSIT
State of India's occasionally almost scorching IDAHO
Go abroad missing golf in Dubai? EMIRATE
Stop accepting a student's common PREVALENT
Fix pipe oddly making U-turn in great machine APPLIANCE
Drink could make phoney bore heard CHAMPAGNE
China acquires revolutionary weapon MACHETE
Charm a Conservative caught by error in end FASCINATE
Bowl over trapping hard shot PHOTO
Regret seeing ship's stern while capsizing SADNESS
SQUARE OLD MAN'S BEARING NEARLY SLOW PLAZA
Stomach bug overwhelms powerless wimp MIDRIFF
Give pained expression sitting on butt ENDOW
Some excess heat heats cover SHEATHE
Stand controlling strike and catching live rising fish WHITEBAIT
Stick-up traps idiot MUGGINS