The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,259 - Jul 9 2019 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,259 - Jul 9 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Memorable rapping	STRIKING
Minister in Magic Circle?	CLERIC
Nasty sweet?	UNSAVOURY
Not exactly dark in dark houses	KINDA
Number 500 bagged by marauder and revolutionary	HUNDRED
Observer not entirely present in election	SENTINEL
One jumping in leaps, barking dog	SPRINGERSPANIEL
Orders taken down in empty notepads	NEATENS
Record books taken on board always	ENTER
Short beam on the wagon splits	RATTY
Short song penned by cardinal was poetic, perhaps?	RHYMED
Wine merchant failing to close, little time for opening?	MOSELLE
Wise man or foolish, he's not to be trusted	WOMANISER
You're welcome to stay, please do	BEMYGUEST

Clues	Answers
Again ask to bring in work	REAPPLY
Barges in Tunis red for a change	INTRUDES
Bird ends in tree, resting for the moment	EGRET
Bury discontented slave on island	SECRETE
Catching first of mittens, I ran to a loose drawer perhaps?	ANIMATOR
Creative moves around south-east China	TEASERVICE
Expression made by attention-seeker in a skirt	AHEM
Fly bit	DASH
Girl starts to unwrap another lovely book	ANNUAL
Goddess lives twice	ISIS
Grubby lot cleaner?	SHOWER
Important see, the setter fills containers	VATICAN
Jam is stopping rally	IMPROVISE
Man possibly one and only, nothing less	ISLE
Mark bloomer up for thin confection	BRANDYSNAP