The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,446 - Jun 2 2020 Crossword Answer

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,446 - Jun 2 2020 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Mechanical ear's covered by fleece	ROBOTIC
Philanthropist, setter, say, rounds on upset friend now and then	DOGOODER
Rarely it can be associated with writing	LITERARY
Restrain revolutionary in ranks	TIERED
Six tours organised with opera's principal star performer	VIRTUOSO
Small empty township surrounded by marine plant	SWEETPEA
Smart figures organised rite in clipped language	LITERATI
Something to wear having reported naked flesh?	BEARSKIN
Swine decapitated water creature	OTTER
Twisted journalist supporting singular gang	SCREWED
Undressed football club bigwigs in goals?	PURSUITS
Very great age of octogenarian, male, not English	MIGHTY
What boy does with toy in nursery verses?	RHYMES

Clues	Answers
Battling conformity, troubled firm drops top executive	TYCOON
Beauty clasping trimmed gemstone trinket	BAGATELLE
Chivalrous tale with idiosyncratic feature relating to love	ROMANTIC
Choose nursing team members for constant factor	ELEMENT
Composition some charlatan ostensibly rejected	SONATA
Creation with numerous gaps in book by old author?	OPENWORK
Drink from odd sock	RUMPUNCH
Evaluates, it's said, most of plan for border	WAYSIDE
French fries costing less? It's a critical situation	THECHIPSAREDOWN
Gifted toughie consuming beer and books	TALENTED
In city regularly banning butter	NANNY
Incantation when source of danger loses power	MANTRA
Lacking in schooling turned out problematic	UNTUTORED
Lengthy message, lacking opening, reached conclusion	EXTENDED