The Telegraph - Toughie - Oct 5 2017 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie - Oct 5 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
... surprise celebrity story -- article's dropped	STARTLE
Beat the never-ending cheat	THROB
Blokes with ring -- that's improving	MENDING
Drag fish westwards, in wind's direction	LEEWARD
Engine inlets for gas producers	MOTORMOUTHS
Gold to recover value, according to what's heard	AURALLY
Henry adopts fund, exchanging halves to make a small number	HANDFUL
Ibert composed for some people	TRIBE
Isn't he first off in economy?	THRIFTINESS
Lacking O?	SHORTOF
Male and female in race crime	THEFT
Managed most of royal household in enmity	RANCOUR
Model Eva is M&S great	MASSIVE
Nothing comes up after article speculates ...	THEORISES

Clues	Answers
Occasionally, finches followed maritime feature	ICEFLOE
Painting skilfully, one might gush	OILWELL
Party getting good's over -- that's annoying!	DOGGONE
Pay hike is secured by overturning hearing	RAISE
Reduced payments, discounting fine for tenants	LESSEES
Remarkably, VIP swaps starter of carpaccio for centre part of cutlet	EXCELLENTLY
Short-sighted minx with band in charge of sandwiches put on	IMPOLITIC
Sorcerer involves idiot in manipulation	MASSAGE
Spur factories to produce purple fruits	EGGPLANTS
Take apart second answer in disguise	DISASSEMBLE
Thinks too much of bowlers' statistics	OVERRATES
Thoroughly awkward about daughter and husband	INDEPTH
Travel back in grief, upset and more gloomy?	FOGGIER
Web being rejected by Welshman creates strain	TENSION