The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Positions of machine-guns swivelling, then heading for heart NESTS
Prominent expert with tirade about television PROTUBERANT
Pull leader from Sunday Express STRAIN
Reading of tea leaves? CRIMINOLOGY
Recover from illnesses, so perhaps on the turn REPOSSESS
Shylock's beginning with his job being meagre SLENDER
Spoken lingo avoiding normal glossary first of all SLANG
Star of French feature of 'Cyrano'? DENEB
Swimming fish landed by crew REELING
Performer blew up single in endless note TRAGEDIENNE
Opening post first female's left for scripture class ORIFICE
Obscure Sixties spy agency facing heartless state UNCLEAR
Most wobbly toilet's position with lid down LOOSEST
Models in work a Cambridge university rejected OPTIMA
Internet idea receives small uptick making entrance MESMERISE
Impassive detectives binding crowd over STOLID
Strike with English replacing current ruler EMPRESS
This compiler's transparent keeping yours truly keen IMPATIENT
Trump's description perhaps provides digression TANGENT
Where to cook scones? Good question GRIDDLE
Upcoming street art's no medium to hold show DEMONSTRATE
United behind after goal side advance POSTULATE
Humorist is better having small heart PUNSTER
Hand is superfluous missing ship NEEDLE
Figure of Conservative earlier in retreat DECAGON
Bound to grip spoon's end like a fork? TINED
African from a new country almost stifling progress ANGOLAN
'That woman' secure hiding Clinton's last affair SHEBANG