The Telegraph Cryptic 2023 08 07 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
500 sheep getting a drink	DRAM
Allowed spaceship's computer to become deadly	LETHAL
Commander to give word, as basis for agreement	COMPROMISE
Energy and time lost from decaying orbit	BRIO
Gail, rural, cut out for being involved in farming	AGRICULTURAL
Government offices seek advice about American mess on a regular basis	CONSULATES
In favour of not moving quickly	PRONTO
Mineral stored in metal container	TALC
Parts of 21 perhaps, as tasty treats?	TITBITS
Relentless pressure to stop redeployment of mail guy?	IMPLACABLE
Such language in writer's essay!	ERSE
Trained, it's said, to be very tight	TAUT
Two short chaps one sacrificed?	VICTIM
Unusually square but short old gun	ARQUEBUS
See bird in tube, lit badly	BLUETIT
Marketplace where comics might swap tired old jokes!	CORNEXCHANGE

500 sheep getting a drink

DRAM

Allowed spaceship's computer to become deadly

LETHAL

Commander to give word, as basis for agreement

COMPROMISE

Energy and time lost from decaying orbit

BRIO

Gail, rural, cut out for being involved in farming

AGRICULTURAL

CONSULATES

In favour of not moving quickly

PRONTO

Mineral stored in metal container

TALC

Parts of 21 perhaps, as tasty treats?

TITBITS

Relentless pressure to stop redeployment of mail guy?

IMPLACABLE

Such language in writer's essay!

ERSE

Trained, it's said, to be very tight

TAUT

Two short chaps one sacrificed?

VICTIM

Unusually square but short old gun

ARQUEBUS

See bird in tube, lit badly

BLUETIT

Marketplace where comics might swap tired old jokes!

CORNEXCHANGE

The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 07