The Telegraph - Toughie - Feb 23 2018 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie - Feb 23 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Middle East lass from a Gulf state with current power-hungry person	MEGALOMANIAC
Mike tucked into vegetables with haggis brought up for example	SPECIMEN
Oscar follower swallowing drink with wine over spice	PAPRIKA
Overwhelm Charlie with heart gripped by William	SWAMP
Populist, uplifting set from star comedian	DEMOCRAT
Priggish on smutty, illicit reproduction	PIRACY
Radical European accepts grand design with diamonds	ARGYLE
Russian emperor overthrown a long way before one Ethiopian one	RASTAFARI
Shiny black wax lyrical and new	RAVEN
Sucks ginger biscuits	NUTS
Suffering consumption drug's sudden effect, one could put a coat on	PAINTBRUSH
T. Rex had such lightweight pieces	SMALLARMS
Wealthy man's questionable sources	CROESUS
Weird, creepy scab or troll's world	CYBERSPACE

Clues	Answers
American showing disrespect succeeded twice in speech	SASSY
Away a lot before regret makes you unbalanced	OUTOFTRUE
Cornish site's money and stock quotation found in French magazine	TINTAGELCASTLE
Death in jurisdiction of detective?	DISPATCH
Dessert that's frozen cold like peanutty dish? Not quite	CASSATA
Difficulty opening erected ornamental building	PAGODA
Dreadful queen supposing that choir is ordered about	HORRIFIC
Ethicist said to bore Scrooge	MORALISER
Experiencing gusts from cyclonic centre in past	BLOWY
Finding tear inside, inspector altered spec for specs?	PRESCRIPTION
I lump hansom cab with reforming transport for the ordinary man	CLAPHAMOMNIBUS
In Footwear there's a third off inferior stuff	SHOD
Introduction of fares, not just where rides are available	FUNFAIR
Make a purchase, having lost one's shirt?	INVEST