The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,274 - Jan 31 2020 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,274 - Jan 31 2020 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Peter out in Ilkley, maybe more miserable	MOODIER
Piggott on nag, evidently concealing weight	TONNAGE
Pitch tent while taking in river and towers	CAMPANILES
Short-term policies involving sheet music?	COVERNOTES
Singer that's rejected Christmas -- gripping news!	LENNON
Soldier authorised to raise gun offers top covering fire	MANTELPIECE
Spotted cat with snapping canines	LEOPARD
Theatrical cast sit in choir	HISTRIONIC
They turn up orating -- flashy Uber customers?	LOUDHAILERS
Tramp makes dogs etc recoil	STEP
University philosophy student inclined to be hard going	UPHILL
Vocally cool one from Cats -- Lloyd Webber's work?	PHANTOM
Was the creator of cheese from the East?	MADE
Young son and cook going round arcade	SMALLFRY

Clues	Answers
Adjacent parts of steeple vane scenically fade	EVANESCE
After eating duck, diner's fancy decreased?	IRONED
Bear consuming almost every bun?	TEACAKE
Big wave -- something in the sea that is ridden precariously?	ROLLERSKATE
Cool shade keeps chap cold inside	INHUMANE
Disreputable dance action Americans like to watch	BASEBALL
Fool's hoarding high-explosive gear	CLOTHES
Like a devil or a saint gone astray, getting caught	SATANIC
More than one mischief-maker is ringing politician	IMPS
My lead-free scooter managed around 150 -- fast vehicle	MOTORCYCLE
New Age gathering united in country	GUINEA
Note about that fellow you employed in the past	THEE
One gets ready to come out on the street?	CASHMACHINE
Personal account that gets carved up when one's dead?	EPITAPH