The Telegraph - Toughie - May 3 2016 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie - May 3 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
A courgette at first wrapped in plain ham	OVERACT
Ache over defeat in a novel that's overly optimistic	PANGLOSSIAN
Calm about key -- it's found back in park	SERENGETI
Destroyed, as are semi-finalist and runner-up?	DASHED
Element I'm not sure will support posh queen	URANIUM
Error ultimately filed in report is framework for training?	TRELLIS
In the back of the car, brown, half shut brolly	BUMBERSHOOT
Initially, old German half as mysterious as ancient writing system	OGHAM
Love has passed by a very old libertine, one heavily stoned?	AVOCADO
Lower part below ground	BOWEL
No more iodine under boxes	NEITHER
Ordinal away, by the sound of it?	FOURTH
Othello, say, set about seeking latitude	LEGROOM
Pen circling blot, poor Einstein	SMARTYPANTS

Clues	Answers
Recover edge to bind frilly lace	RECLAIM
Set point after fast runner nets backhand, finally	HARDEN
Spit broth etc out on top of everything	BROCHETTE
Strike that's bitter?	WALLOP
Striker on trial in game	TESTMATCH
Suggested incomplete part is noxious?	UNWHOLESOME
Tasteless sandwiches needing, primarily, parsley perhaps?	GARNISH
Taxi driver not even found in city of yellow taxis?	NODDY
That man in pub is up for recovery	REHAB
What's great, mind, about it?	BRITAIN
Where lots will be close to you in battle	AUCTION
Woman's order to wrap up is daring	HEROISM
Worker with routine guarding grand corporation	BEERGUT
Wrong steering mechanism, we hear, producing spark	SCINTILLA