The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2022 08 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Book substitute RESERVE
Key member, close LEGEND
Improve ranking after winning UPGRADE
STUD MANAGER BOSS
Sketch is baffling, so close play DRAWSTUMPS
Sort hating bumpy fairground ride GHOSTTRAIN
Specialist restaurant in bay resort abroad OYSTERBAR
Stoat in mere swimming ERMINE
Vessel, cooking vessel STEAMER
Ring mobile phone to take advantage of hospitality to all comers OPENHOUSE
Remove some deciduous trees OUST
Rally round here and clean motor, muddy MONTECARLO
Puzzle's answer about potato dish, cold ACROSTIC
Plunderer overlooking a person on horseback RIDER
One's mood after daughter gets viral disease DISTEMPER
Model and artist turned up for instrument SITAR
Male on stage, name responsible for misheard lyrics? MONDEGREEN
Hide family under Samaritan's roof SKIN
Flag of British monarch beginning to reign BANNER
Extra expected, late arriving OVERDUE
English celebrity describing our fantastic rail service EUROSTAR
Deceitful and silly U-turn over Ecstasy UNTRUE
Citrus fruit found in Jerusalem once LEMON
Short Greek island sausage SALAMI
Powerful firm STRONG
A constant allegation gets praise ACCLAIM
Bit of mischief to name old star of stage and screen LAUGHTON
Detached, a goose returning ALOOF
Evil giant may be found in bog, reportedly OGRE
Foodstuff one may buy in bars MILKCHOCOLATE
Had a nice spread, landed estate HACIENDA
Information about large valley GLEN
Letter from Kuwait, chatty AITCH
Melodramatic, rotten liar at tech THEATRICAL
Pay a good price, ultimately, for filmed material FOOTAGE
Perhaps Thatcher in market surrounding French station MARGARET
Place record by beer mug for sculptor EPSTEIN
Praise former lover, to left EXTOL
Unidentified travelling salesmen NAMELESS
Welcome rise APPRECIATE
Comic strip character in hire car blown off course CHARLIEBROWN
Important, almost bald Arab backing play MAJORBARBARA
On which to hang pictures? HATSTAND