The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2022 10 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Russian ready to skim surface of deep water ROUBLE
Piece in newspaper featuring workers on newspaper FRAGMENT
Dish is found in cave, unopened RISOTTO
Miss held up by partner, abandoned DESOLATE
Strong tissue -- significant amount bandaging foot TENDON
For example, one deep colour CARDINAL
Hot food, cooler serving? PORRIDGE
Batting disaster cut in broadcast? PAIR
Partial attempt to acquire answer, only odd letters checked BIASED
Number one fish for bird STARLING
Mammal possibly needing a lift up to catch wings of cuckoo RACCOON
Squeeze, see, in a big way HUGELY
Retrieve number from Fab Four GETBACK
Operatic figure seen in Verdi's old Ernani ISOLDE
Around Beds town, image of igneous rock PLUTONIC
Suffering in boy unfortunately very much like it? BILLYO
Present president, bovine HEREFORD
PM in hole, did you say? PITT
Green leaf I angled back, somewhat NAIF
Swimmer hit a bad patch FLOUNDER
House brightly painted? ORANGE
Wreck: one consumed by bomb RUIN
Cut, a bit of a fiddle ABRIDGE
Picture game in pieces SNAPSHOT
Work on hands I covered primarily in muck MANICURE