The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,344 - Dec 4 2019 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,344 - Dec 4 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Infiltrator -- one penetrating in French meeting	ENTRYIST
Lag during match	INMATE
Mother's brother Bill fails to get Megane finally out of gear	UNCLAD
Musical entertainment for millions	PROM
Peculiar item adorning leader of religion?	MITRE
Person to raise spirits playing Amen Corner round clubs	NECROMANCER
Peter dashes off something on a computer	SPREADSHEET
Possibly greasy food in reserve	GRUBBY
Register with embassy getting let back in	READMISSION
Rugby score ruled out? Engage a lawyer	NOTARY
See 20 Across	OFFOXHOUNDS
Top man perhaps for a laugh round North Carolina	HONCHO
Tried assiduously to reserve energy	HEARD
Weapon seen a lot around Lima	RIFLE
What's in store, having finally found a boyfriend?	OFFTHESHELF
Work performed before makes theatre company scoff	REPEAT

Clues	Answers
& 22 Who will give instructions to pack up	MASTER
Banker initially given responsibility for extra pay	BONUS
Bishop threatening to be fresh?	BLOOMING
Bush, G. H. W. relative to G. W.?	ELDER
Champion returned	BACK
Company embracing radical set of beliefs	CREDO
Crackers brought back are amazing	STUN
Decimal points being removed from this won't change meaning a lot	OFTEN
Dreadful person running company? Not half	DIRE
Early American rustic hero keeping masks	CHEROKEE
Exonerating unruly children of the 1970s	GENERATIONX
Fast walkers keep in line	FLEET
First stages where films are shot	ONSETS
He investigated rude message about poet	SEXTONBLAKE
Help for TV presenters -- radio bods will get confused with it	IDIOTBOARDS
Increase fortification endlessly anticipating the French	REDOUBLE