The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Piece from burlesque entertainer QUEEN
Diva removing shell of every nut BONCE
Short letter reviewing TV fundraiser: 'Hearts not in it.' NOTELET
Speak up over His Majesty: King supporting a cover-up YASHMAK
Hapless broadcaster initially going after all-naked pub and club act UNLUCKY
Smartest One Day International match is entertaining TIDIEST
Suffer punishment from second flier -- look out COPIT
Overdraft arranged reflected experimental environment TESTBED
Dreamers in space organised time aboard research satellite ESCAPISTS
As one worried Essex man must cast vote ENMASSE
Necessary introduction to riding on horse -- sit in knight's place REQUISITE
Angry at time I take off IMITATE
After evacuation, safety instruction to reader to keep two metres apart is characteristic of illness SYMPTOM
Occasionally good to query smell ODOUR
I eat noodles, originally to break religious fast -- it's tolerant LENIENT
I tape over wound in action OPERATIVE
Stream or boring river TORRENT
Will finally drag in cooker as romantic gift LOVETOKEN
Protection from copper, quiet before one's charged CUSHION
Storm starts in 5,4,3,2,1 CYCLONE
Heartless sod after filling in his nana IDIOT
Content to supervise on account of medium or, perhaps, short measure VERSEFORM