The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Rating former monarch to whom sisters answer ABBESS
Moving sessions? PUBCRAWLS
Quiet, sort of spongy garden area? SHRUBBERY
Setter had set on island, in a manner of speaking IDIOM
In time, diminishing externally BATTING
Head of Playboy almost sacking cover model? PEARL
Liner in a suit damaged -- note written about it LUSITANIA
Glorify position just after fizz regularly quaffed LIONIZE
Girl guide's beginning novel GEMMA
Musicians beam in bars BANJOISTS
Frisky body about to welcome naked clique AMOROUS
One very close to Samuel Slack? SOULMATE
Prefect perhaps chasing permit picked up somewhere in Shropshire TELFORD
US city worker into almost all maps ATLANTA
About to stop exchange of British car in service, as called for? MINICAB
Such influences may follow bloody minute change HANDS
Store offering adult service AMASS
Hitter hit fans of a Cardinal THIRTIETH
Impromptu party outside hotel hosted by Bill? ADHOC
Hanging inferior artefact's frame upside down TASSEL
Gibes averting tense relations AUNTS
Following inspiration after vacation, engineer passed to a high degree INSPADES
Following composition, Elgar hid a top pupil HEADGIRL
After appearing here you may turn up late HITLIST