The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,300 - Sep 18 2019 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,300 - Sep 18 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Mineral mixture in jug runs out	PITCHBLENDE
Perhaps Rio brought up Ferguson's second figure of speech	TROPE
Praise a group of underground workers finding drug	LAUDANUM
Prepare to follow rock musical with English rock'n'roller	TOMMYSTEELE
Satirical press about to take over Independent	IRONIC
See 9 Across	NUMBERONE
Short team? In the middle, Peter Crouch!	SQUAT
Stick up European bank, ignoring what's outside, getting zilch	NOTABEAN
The best place to be on Boxing Day?	RINGSIDE
The setter lifted the setter's award	EMMY
Tool murderer spotted in hospital -- quite the opposite	CHAINSAW
Upset Ali, passing over boxing exercises	PILATES
Want somebody wise to describe hotel by harbour failing to open	SHORTAGE
Who might cheer, backing United in chaos	SNAFU
With temperature dropping, knock boy in river	HUDSON

Clues	Answers
& 27 Across Act selfishly, as suggested by goalkeeper John King	LOOKAFTER
Admit summary is being replaced by journalist	CONCEDE
Article medical writer apparently abridged for king	THESEUS
Barman held in Kiel garrison	ELGAR
Bob's short and oddly seedy	CURTSEY
Cold, like Dean compared to Declan?	HEARTLESS
Curse marred gripping finale for Jack Straw?	SUCKER
Either half of perfect 24	TWENTY
Family member caught non-sailor removing prow of dinghy	CLANSMAN
Good relationship: one might have a hand in it	GLOVE
Hear this result could make racehorse upset	SCORE
Instrument -- and another, not loud	LUTE
Large clubs put loner off	CORPULENT
Line from the other side of Watford?	NORTHERN
Mad Queen interrupts jokes	CRACKERS