The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Rope lassoing display of cowboy skill, mostly getting rusty CORRODED
Scaremonger to skip eating refined butter JITTERBUG
Merseyside's first safari park starting to change focus rapidly ZOOM
Initially old puzzles appear quite unusual, even cryptic OPAQUE
In retirement, occasionally, spouse insults garage job TUNEUP
Horny material in W. H. Auden's introduction upset Nobel committee ultimately WHALEBONE
Hide point of heroin needle -- it can support one's habit COATHANGER
Firm returning some gadget a nit's bought OBSTINATE
Discover pencil pusher giving away American code ENCIPHER
Detective essentially quizzing a Hawaiian, perhaps PIZZA
Competition adapted garden gnome's cap, making end of pompom round EGGANDSPOONRACE
Book on cycling was clean SWAB
Seabird circling key tropical plant TREEFERN
An ancient more primitive love affair AMOUR
Perhaps automatic starter sounded buff KHAKI
One man cuts film out -- losing all extreme characters -- and finally appreciates Finding Nemo's craft NAUTILUS
Bad European function SINE
Dig entertaining love film -- it's lyrical POETRY
Exciting novel out about international development EVOLUTION
George V and Edward VIII and maybe, Prince Michael of Kent GRANDSON
Higher direct debit for very quiet milk supplier UDDER
Looked into beginning to date after kiss on new year XRAYED
Crook runs away -- suspect Den has to agree a deal SHAKEHANDS