The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Sweet food, English jam sandwiches, given hype CREAMPUFF
Wiping up sauce boat KETCH
Profligate, having large liabilities including tiny sum in America LICENTIOUS
Producer of coinage is let go? No, sacked! NEOLOGIST
Part of US county blessed, overlooking lake KENTUCKY
One starting booze, drinking booze before noon BEGINNER
One put in charge briefly for Labour TOIL
Name a Republican, boring rotter, making fake news CANARD
King in dubious history losing face -- Richard III? YORKIST
Egyptian maybe more cheerful deposing monarch SUNNI
Dodged heartless enemies, like Batman? ESCAPED
Impress one doing a sentence by hand CONSCRIPT
Berry turned into aphrodisiac artfully ACAI
One's excluded work or duties OUTSIDER
Was a ham stuffed, eating cold starter for dinner? OVERACTED
Tommy periodically retypes periodical PRIVATEEYE
Get serious spite about setter on public transport MEANBUSINESS
Jeer receiving writer's tip for facetious title HISNIBS
Fool admitted to dodgy drama school for believers MADRASSA
Boxer defending position completely still ROCKSTEADY
Cycling around African country's capital LIMA
Excursion is returning, touring a long way away SAFARI
At times back in love, really get mushy about love EVERYSOOFTEN