The Telegraph Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Airborne soldier in suitable American gear APPARATUS
Alarm seeing lavatory bowl almost frozen PANIC
Big inlet getting high tides, initially BIGHT
Calm, like wise person around university ASSUAGE
Car, until changed, contains black oil LUBRICANT
Crew on board in vessel STEAMSHIP
Distant country it's said CHILLY
Finished public school, reportedly EATEN
Get allies upset and pass law LEGISLATE
Glow surrounds religion's first holy place SHRINE
Humorist is better having small heart PUNSTER
Mass over sacred relic's producing signs MARKS
Meadow grazed covered in greenery LEAFED
Oddly deep patches? DEPTHS
Old lady's pet dog MASTIFF
Pardons laughter, somewhat, getting offensive ONSLAUGHT
Sense a battle over European cape AWARENESS
Sharpens head of tool being blunt HONEST
Splinter could be small and stiff SHARD
Stop state visit, finally AVERT
Thinks male takes liberties MUSES
This compiler's left to provide meaning IMPORT
Topic of article covering Middle East THEME
Unusually green site is plain SERENGETI
Warne ran sneakily back taking catch ENSNARE