The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,167 - Jan 29 2019 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,167 - Jan 29 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Limit religious teaching in island	CAPRI
Lincoln meets fat French cleric	ABELARD
Measure of acidity in a once lost instrument	ALPHORN
No introduction of butter in cooked bistro dish	ROSTI
Oil is hot for fraternity member	DERVISH
Old man in mine, he is unable to regularly take hard work	PITHECANTHROPUS
One from Genesis that has an echo just the same	EVE
One thousand were sitting, set as a task	IMPOSED
Pinch tot	NIP
Rise of leading Tory moderates simmering here?	STEWPOT
Runny brie consumed when drunk	EBRIATE
Second stop in NCP, say, by learner with electronic dash	SPARKLE
Short king with gold for teacher	TUTOR
Supposes former exercise before court succeeded	EXPECTS
Three-nation stand	TERRACE
Unusual crunched cheese dish	RAREBIT

Clues	Answers
Ad-lib production of optimum PR	IMPROMPTU
Archdeacon in terrible rage gets one retaliating	AVENGER
Boris, perhaps, taking rope to Alaska	PASTERNAK
Coats, for example, being dated, we are modelling to get right	OUTERWEAR
Despite having to sit, presumably?	NOTWITHSTANDING
Dessert's earlier temperature has become cold; this upset could throw plans into confusion	APPLECART
Devour repasts regularly	EAT
Embraced by grandmother, Queen Victoria returned in a blissful state	NIRVANA
Food is served up after holy man becomes exhausted in former capital	SAINTPETERSBURG
In favour of philosopher no one thanks over forecast	PROGNOSTICATION
In French red wine, English find friendly relations	ENTENTE
In the air, uncertain when girl will have left	AMBIENT
In this state I had to return nothing	IDAHO
Italy to engage men first, its own men	SIGNORI
Large bird in Truro cathedral	ROC
Laver perhaps as selected player held in respect? On the contrary	SEAWEED