The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 03 22

The Telegraph Toughie

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
Perhaps cure is close for researcher probing lost diary	AIRDRY
Top brass to supply means of helping clodhoppers get on?	BOOTSTRAPS
Standard American soldier	PARA
Immodestly hiding lyrics	ODES
Italian's bread spent at butcher's	BRUSCHETTA
Launch left frequently	LOFT
Bond is old hat, possibly	OATH
Previously in sight of assistance	BEFOREHAND
Promise soup among French, and inside	BETROTH
Scratch on smartphone perhaps found by disaffected yeomen	EMONEY
Tearing up come rashly?	LACHRYMOSE
Gnome's advice against tipping junk, e.g.	DONTROCKTHEBOAT
Crazy book about, yes, whiskey	HAYWIRE
Histrionically Mae West shakes at words of wisdom?	HASTEMAKESWASTE
Giving reward to introduce run	FREE
British trees contain early sign of dry rot	BALDERDASH