The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 10 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Hot food, cooler serving? PORRIDGE
House brightly painted? ORANGE
Mammal possibly needing a lift up to catch wings of cuckoo RACCOON
Miss held up by partner, abandoned DESOLATE
Number one fish for bird STARLING
Operatic figure seen in Verdi's old Ernani ISOLDE
Partial attempt to acquire answer, only odd letters checked BIASED
Picture game in pieces SNAPSHOT
Piece in newspaper featuring workers on newspaper FRAGMENT
PM in hole, did you say? PITT
Present president, bovine HEREFORD
Russian ready to skim surface of deep water ROUBLE
Squeeze, see, in a big way HUGELY
Strong tissue -- significant amount bandaging foot TENDON
Swimmer hit a bad patch FLOUNDER
Work on hands I covered primarily in muck MANICURE
Wreck: one consumed by bomb RUIN
Green leaf I angled back, somewhat NAIF
For example, one deep colour CARDINAL
Dish is found in cave, unopened RISOTTO
Cut, a bit of a fiddle ABRIDGE
Batting disaster cut in broadcast? PAIR
Suffering in boy unfortunately very much like it? BILLYO
Retrieve number from Fab Four GETBACK
Around Beds town, image of igneous rock PLUTONIC