The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Striking airline boastful criminal mocks FLOUTS
Language crook oddly avoided a lot ROMANY
Inattentive PM's ashamed at heart when shown up ASLEEP
Plant dahlias at intervals around gazebo's base always ALOEVERA
Fancy having power to oust male Government official? WHIP
Provide American car to transport female AFFORD
Essentially eloquent Oscar-winning actress heading off, put out QUENCH
Rejected character breaks fancy souvenir dumping current date RENDEZVOUS
Remove gum young Luella purchases UNGLUE
Rowling, penning vacuous Utopian rubbish? JUNK
Watch for instance salesman needing support from Apple? REPEATER
Upstanding individual aboard high-speed train HONEST
Undecided about British animal vet treated ... AMBIVALENT
Source of article dividing French region PROVENANCE
Inferior liquor perhaps you audibly sink SHEEPDIP
Forestalls dust-up ultimately before tempers frayed PREEMPTS
EU citizens inspired by EU's backing for African SUDANESE
Endlessly fill hours working and do well FLOURISH
Chum nursing advanced muscular pain following operatic work PARSIFAL
... bemoan creature being picked up WAIL
Bill runs out of luck BEAK
Arab TV show entertains ace sailor QATARI
Aiming somehow to dam Switzerland's vast lake MICHIGAN