The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Police officer starts to scrutinise criminal's record DISC
Planning ahead, couple take week off UPTO
Vet wearing glasses trimmed cat's tail INSPECT
Climbing frame very badly erected inside TRELLIS
Certain rule accepted by party for trial DEMO
Brilliant finish to University Challenge DEFY
Gourmand's grand time in town GLUTTON
Publication hit back following a merger AMALGAM
Twist arm, almost REVOLVE
Running advance press, featuring current game SPACEINVADERS
Hard-hearted relative drops in, overwhelming everyone CALLOUS
A teacher can't initially make out where pupils come from CATCHMENTAREA
Make fine cut FETCH
Thick people of rank dismissing books VISCOUS
I endlessly go back, up and around to get blanket GENERIC
Sailors tackling environment-related survey RECON
Island located in such an extraordinary part of China SICHUAN
Rail is sited centrally alongside a drinks dispenser BARISTA
Most small pixels frequently hidden by colour TINIEST
Profitable comedians entertaining large clubs, perhaps PLAYINGCARDS
Unknown projected delivery date for letter from abroad ZETA
Driving out or in got us confused OUSTING
Influential artist embodied by Spall occasionally SEMINAL
Fiddled around, capturing electronic piece of music RONDEAU
Singer travelling on recent tour COUNTERTENOR