The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Papacy's unknown saint beginning to engage in breach HOLYSEE
Permit loan to be set up? I don't know BUSPASS
Plant destruction by insect BUGLOSS
In draughts, maybe peg's secured bloomers? ALPINES
Strikes again disrupted teachers around 3rd of December RECATCHES
Vote in a fellow King, maybe AXMAN
Drives away mules, perhaps in pick-up SHOOS
Totalitarian state briefly incorrect about charging a new criminal ORWELLIAN
Thrash about, needing energy food CREAMCAKE
Lively jester, OAP, deteriorates PEJORATES
Literally excites a character in part SERIF
PM I see suppressing nonsense ASQUITH
Snitch about international racket NOISE
Actress mainly crows over Oscar GARBO
Wild about United dropping one in league FEDERAL
Delivered whisky for European admin centre HAGUE
Buffoon runs into robust issue, one of many? HARLEQUIN
Bag English beef GRIPE
I relish digesting volume one on your American and Russian news IZVESTIYA
Article, verb and pronoun finish off grammatical block ANVIL
Everlasting bearing evenly coated in lead-free alloy ETERNAL
Current in fuse applied to keep going SOLDIERON
Building up NHS? Yes, it's struggling SYNTHESIS