The Telegraph Toughie 2019 12 06 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
VESSEL GOING OVER A SWIMMER	TUNA
PEST EATING THIS CAKE WOULD GET MOST FAT	LUMP
UNRESTRICTED RECORD OF ORGAN TISSUE HIDING NOTHING	DISCRETIONAL
SENSITIVE INSULAR PERSON TALKED ODDLY	BRITTLE
DEPUTY GRABBED BY TUAREG, AN AMBUSH BACKFIRED	SUBMANAGER
MORRIS DANCING WITH STICK, START TO REMOVE CLOTHING	MICROSKIRT
KIND ENDLESSLY BACKING OFFICIAL REASON	INFER
BAD FUNCTION NOT TOTALLY PACKED	SINFUL
Kept raising points about school subject	STORED
Good person with space in a shelter for relation	STATEMENT
RECTORSHIP BEING CUT SHORT DEVASTATED CHURCHGOER	CHORISTER
DOING 6 BILLION PLUS 4	NOBBLING
GAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT PAST ITS PRIME	ENTRUSTED
Woman having cause to lie about daughter	LADY
EXCHANGE PART OF MEAL, GETTING BETTER STANDARD OF STARTER	BOURSE
Fling with this equestrian, perhaps, makes girlfriend mad	RIDER
Feasted with relation to King Edward	REGALED
Large dons mock idiot	CLOD
Woman taking out books of amorous literature	ERICA
SWITCHING BETWEEN ITALY AND SPAIN, TYPE OF WEATHER'S CHANGED FOR PLANT	CLEMATIS
Nymph gains heart of old man, one's struck	NAILHEAD
Car manufacturer, British, invested in new line that's silent	INAUDIBLE
Anagram set daily in consistent manner	STEADILY
Brownish-coloured river in the East End	UMBER
A grind being retired worker -- consuming alcohol is crucial	ALLIMPORTANT
Take in one graduate after setting up IT firm	IMBIBE
Some French couple lose heart	DESPAIR
Seeing Pennywise the clown with head in arm	WITNESSING
Supports forming most of base in ship	SPLINTS
Solid earth company put in ground at rear	TERRAFIRMA

VESSEL GOING OVER A SWIMMER

TUNA

PEST EATING THIS CAKE WOULD GET MOST FAT

LUMP

UNRESTRICTED RECORD OF ORGAN TISSUE HIDING NOTHING

DISCRETIONAL

SENSITIVE INSULAR PERSON TALKED ODDLY

BRITTLE

DEPUTY GRABBED BY TUAREG, AN AMBUSH BACKFIRED

SUBMANAGER

MORRIS DANCING WITH STICK, START TO REMOVE CLOTHING

MICROSKIRT