The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Still since regularly excavating atomic mineral SILICA
Support tyre when cycling around India, showing decency PROPRIETY
The German times race DERBY
Way to decide winner of row about European holiday TIEBREAKER
Novel artist in adopting old pattern of lines STRIATION
Migrating base two kilometres inside Hertfordshire town TREKKING
Send off team in return, abandoning court EXILE
Statement found in rubbish by Detective King DIKTAT
Island leader demoted: island makes excuse ALIBI
I can time railway route ITINERARY
Help agreed after former PM departs MAYDAY
Vital newspaper employee entered text, perhaps KEYED
Unfeeling second for Mister Big, seizing pawn IMPASSIVE
Swelling of belly subsiding when top removed TUMESCENT
Fanatical, starts to rail against broadsheet papers RABID
Escaped backing welfare age dropping FLEW
Putting down vegetable in spring finally SQUASHING
Arrest female student following literary support BOOKSHELF
Sailor's dance is long around Navy mess HORNPIPE
Just saint directed towards good prayers EVENSONG
Letter to Ephesians, a letter initially in a bottle PHIAL
School spaces filled by conspicuous person ENLIGHTEN
Supply a boar, elk and a pouched creature KOALABEAR
Gardening society's head ignoring every small flower RHINE
Free stamp FRANK
Cable disentangled from propeller ROPE
Flood at home, before unknown disease INFLUX