The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 04 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
US politician about to meet innkeeper REPUBLICAN
Cut after cut cut, in a manner of speaking PARLANCE
Rough time outside major city ROME
Tear shed for exploitation RIPOFF
Capital way in which kings' representatives negotiate, we hear REGENTSTREET
Unaccompanied artist holds on LONELY
Card-holders surprisingly led away to vergers in France! ORCHARDS
Not finding last of baggage in cargo causes alarm FRIGHT
Fielder brings up drink SLIP
Get hold of wine -- as stated, 'a bit of body' COLLARBONE
Dried-up burn, you say SERE
Wild beast regularly ignored important date in March IDES
Ability to produce and touch vegetables outside GREENFINGERS
Old boss to stock new shrub OLEANDER
Novel getting fan mail sorted by member ANIMALFARM
Bulletin from war correspondent sadly dropped Conrad NEWSREPORT
Joint enterprise in prison COOP