The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Storm starts in 5,4,3,2,1 CYCLONE
Stream or boring river TORRENT
Speak up over His Majesty: King supporting a cover-up YASHMAK
Short letter reviewing TV fundraiser: 'Hearts not in it.' NOTELET
Protection from copper, quiet before one's charged CUSHION
Piece from burlesque entertainer QUEEN
Overdraft arranged reflected experimental environment TESTBED
Occasionally good to query smell ODOUR
Necessary introduction to riding on horse -- sit in knight's place REQUISITE
I tape over wound in action OPERATIVE
I eat noodles, originally to break religious fast -- it's tolerant LENIENT
Heartless sod after filling in his nana IDIOT
Hapless broadcaster initially going after all-naked pub and club act UNLUCKY
Dreamers in space organised time aboard research satellite ESCAPISTS
Diva removing shell of every nut BONCE
Content to supervise on account of medium or, perhaps, short measure VERSEFORM
As one worried Essex man must cast vote ENMASSE
Angry at time I take off IMITATE
After evacuation, safety instruction to reader to keep two metres apart is characteristic of illness SYMPTOM
Suffer punishment from second flier -- look out COPIT
Smartest One Day International match is entertaining TIDIEST
Will finally drag in cooker as romantic gift LOVETOKEN