The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Excellent form for one starting school? FIRSTCLASS
General having these treated daily, perhaps BROADSHEET
Light indefinite number in current French holiday home IGNITE
Long period in Spain, working EON
Mature female let down FLOWER
Monster therefore keeled over OGRE
Near end of August transfer part of the workforce? NIGHTSHIFT
Neat handler depicted wrongly as uncivilised NEANDERTHAL
Craft departs to enter rippling lagoon GONDOLA
Composer in hotel entertained by humorist LEHAR
Buffet voucher (starter not included) HIT
Board to name organisms drifting at sea PLANKTON
Outdoor garment technocrat ordered TRENCHCOAT
Police officer caught on fast? CONSTABLE
Printer's error in quality poem TYPO
Reckless forward, not British RASH
Vampire in corner -- cross raised TRAPDOOR
Top primate put on crucifix, finally APEX
To have a go after friend's not worth considering PALTRY
Keep book by foremost of playwrights PRESERVE
Leader of Scottish party in power STEAM
Person telling jokes about northern mafioso GANGSTER
Petty quarrel after son becomes difficult STIFF
Platform mostly for men only STAG
Playing well, at home for Motherwell, at the start INFORM
SCARE HER RUNNING INVESTIGATION RESEARCH
Manx cat on ancient temple PANTHEON
Rest for artist after rest left? EASEL
Ring duck, European bird HOOPOE
Sailor's state crossing River Rhine, initially? MARINER
Tailless goat in dry region of China TIBET
Understand head of family, in briefly FATHOM
Unusually remote shooting star METEOR
Telegram about case confused smartypants WISEACRE
Tight in close NEAR
Technique used to clear a bar in cowboy film part, we hear WESTERNROLL
Some raita, or chutney, over in republic CROATIA
Screen restaurant, English GRILLE
Rings up about the man's record SHELLAC
Ring about daughter's cycle PEDAL
19: number available FIGUREOUT
Above and ahead, objects in the night sky enthralling one UPSTAIRS
Cabin, say, with raised berth STATEROOM
Chief with territorials in support MAINTAIN
Convert put to death in church CHANGE
Foreign relation from the East ORIENTAL
French painter capturing good attractive bar MAGNET
Gathering at church in wood BEECH
Get rid of English after ages ERASE
Girl, after getting up, runs out for some jelly ISINGLASS
I lied, unfortunately, during church knees-up in Ireland CEILIDH
Tired and emotional, and shabby? THEWORSEFORWEAR
Reckless driver, composer on a motorway with author behind AMBERGAMBLER
Troupe member, very wealthy participant on stage, ageless STROLLINGPLAYER
Containing only celebrities, the whole side initially on pitch ALLSTAR
I managed during tricky stint going from place to place INTRANSIT
Golfer Henry's directed towards twigs COTTONSON
Article included in newly-designed outfits etc. for opera COSIFANTUTTE