The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,962 - Jan 31 2019 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,962 - Jan 31 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Lawman, quiet and strong, accepts rising heat	SHERIFF
Man in command at Waterloo?	STATIONMASTER
Mates with checkmate finally for match	OPPOSE
Old lady's up with bachelor for dance	SAMBA
Passes over wild regions	IGNORES
Producer of French chanteuse, good for promotion	DESIGNER
Queen possibly concerned with prince?	REGENT
Recording one assuming affair	FILING
Rested and rose gripping large chopper	RELAXED
Roadblock perhaps about to block pub outing	BARRICADE
Rough diamonds in workplace	OFFICE
Spellbound, inclined to support Republican	RAPT
Striking and elegant but for pants	UNFORGETTABLE
Tract contains essence of belief giving faith	RELIGION
Weaving linen up as cape	PENINSULA

Clues	Answers
Contrived incentive facing debts	SPURIOUS
Copper seen with unusual poison	CURARE
Cover dictation covering sentence	VERDICT
Criminal given punishment is put inside	CONFINED
Developing pear lies against this?	ESPALIER
Enduring this compiler's lesson? About time!	IMMORTAL
Excludes heartily upset supporters	BARS
Expert struggled taking day in the event	PROVIDED
Guard of iron runs around edge	FENDER
Honour of clan protecting outskirts of Uist	TRIBUTE
Husband misbehaving? It's certainly fishy!	HERRING
Inside found hot, in loincloth	DHOTI
Judge again almost calm imprisoning idiots	REASSESS
Keen to be under canvas?	INTENT
Lacking a preference, purchases Sun at first	ABSENT