The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Close to sleep, come to in lecture PREACH
Finished off spinner's initial spell in action DESPATCHED
Slightly pickled, mum tucks into cheese from a certain place BRUMMIE
Bounder going to palace for partial justice KANGAROOCOURT
Runner going nowhere needs speed to cover mile run HAMSTER
Clean up raised garden, huge, he's ignored DEBUG
Panama perhaps should acquire a little territory HABITAT
Luck, getting in at rising comprehensive TOTAL
They can develop massively while eating cereal ACORNS
I had to go after cool drink in flat INSIPID
Good day to see ducks around US state OHIO
Many will welcome article about puzzling UNACCOUNTABLE
Tournament seed produces cracking spell OPENSESAME
Swedish swindler's silly sentence? TONGUETWISTER
Publicly flogs prosecution after arrest of university head of science AUCTIONS
Essential articulated tankers park here QUAY
Outstanding tango presented by smallest group? DUET
Medicine's rapidly recalled over dangerous substance ARSENIC
Shabby shifts worn by one juvenile BABYISH
Adapt hybrid cactus, by order ACCUSTOM
After sex, she'll dine out on her partner PRAYINGMANTIS