The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2021 06 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Prohibit nasty board game; commercial cancelled EMBARGO
Questions from former American EXAM
Rod departs roof garden, sadly in advanced state of disrepair FARGONE
Six-foot individual -- rotter -- engaged by spies CICADA
Somewhat posher messenger-boy? HERMES
Well-known panto in production round Fringe ONTHEMAP
Girl joins gang in colourful square BANDANNA
Their act becomes more informal CHATTIER
Sweet behind -- 'Elen's, say? AFTERS
Speaker's moment to present decoration TORC
Top coverage of award given to international skater? ICECAP
Part of salad -- pop it in for quickness CELERITY
17's stronghold FASTNESS
... top-level game; match being free of cheating TEST
Old king's caught up in pursuit -- performance I missed in 8 VELOCITY
Notes written about specialty as reminders MEMENTOS
I'm recast amazingly as Potter CERAMIST
Husband's into dark craft DINGHY
Fruit and nuts? BANANAS
Day trip I organised for 1 Across RAPIDITY
Cat gnaws leads of Andy's revolutionary sound system LARYNX
Fragments of paper prisoner found extremely tricky to interpret initially CONFETTI
Backscratchers start to sell in Middle East republic YESMEN