The Telegraph - Cryptic - Nov 12 2018 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - Cryptic - Nov 12 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
One picking holes in fancy cake and tart	ATTACKER
Out-of-place athlete?	ALSORAN
Piece on board that is green	ROOKIE
Promise made by witches over a set of religious books	COVENANT
Rebel Democrat insisted on change?	DISSIDENT
Shark served with last of salad was tender	NURSED
Simple article about the Italian church	BASILICA
Singer first to be seen in piece of work by Queen	CHORISTER
Slough needs men in service	MORASS
Soft rock gets Blair in a lather?	SOAPSTONE
Some sense ancestors -- at these?	SEANCES
Spot what hen does in case of small eggs, initially	SPECKLE
Supporter: 'Five-nil? Well done!'	BRAVO
Warning having lost right old battle	ALAMO
Without agreement, retreat	NOOK

Clues	Answers
A group not bothered about chaps leaving	ABANDONMENT
Adult you and I hit is stunned	AWESTRUCK
Authorise punitive measure	SANCTION
Being tactile could be moving	TOUCHING
Board rebel battleship, partly capsized	TABLE
Call on faithful to stand up	RINGTRUE
Do business in Kent town	DEAL
Dope from China going to Portugal	CHUMP
End exercise to seize power in French town	DIEPPE
Endless piracy ruined island	CAPRI
Important friend facing hearing when leader quits	MATERIAL
Kick member appearing as pirate	BOOTLEG
Kind of line that's fruity, we hear	PLUMB
Lift to reveal changes	ELEVATOR
Not reliable, sadly, and beyond the pale	INTOLERABLE