The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2020 06 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Undressed football club bigwigs in goals? PURSUITS
Something to wear having reported naked flesh? BEARSKIN
Small empty township surrounded by marine plant SWEETPEA
Swine decapitated water creature OTTER
Twisted journalist supporting singular gang SCREWED
Six tours organised with opera's principal star performer VIRTUOSO
Very great age of octogenarian, male, not English MIGHTY
What boy does with toy in nursery verses? RHYMES
Choose nursing team members for constant factor ELEMENT
Creation with numerous gaps in book by old author? OPENWORK
French fries costing less? It's a critical situation THECHIPSAREDOWN
In city regularly banning butter NANNY
Smart figures organised rite in clipped language LITERATI
Battling conformity, troubled firm drops top executive TYCOON
Beauty clasping trimmed gemstone trinket BAGATELLE
Chivalrous tale with idiosyncratic feature relating to love ROMANTIC
Philanthropist, setter, say, rounds on upset friend now and then DOGOODER
Rarely it can be associated with writing LITERARY
Restrain revolutionary in ranks TIERED
Drink from odd sock RUMPUNCH
Composition some charlatan ostensibly rejected SONATA
Evaluates, it's said, most of plan for border WAYSIDE
Gifted toughie consuming beer and books TALENTED
Lacking in schooling turned out problematic UNTUTORED
Lengthy message, lacking opening, reached conclusion EXTENDED
Incantation when source of danger loses power MANTRA
Mechanical ear's covered by fleece ROBOTIC