The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Retreating ass and sheep start to get hurt SMARTING
Force return of answer to 'do you use hair wax?' LEGION
Member country degrading it's validity LEGALITY
Use slate, but not on yard DEPLOY
Jacket around back of organ CARDIAC
Suffered lack of humour stuck in hut on wet ground WENTWITHOUT
Take out line for slow speech DRAWL
Take off electronic band STRIPE
I said surfing around Croatia regularly is surprising EYEBROWRAISING
Bizarre contents in funny Matt murals UNNATURAL
Chap covered in feline spit rejected esteem for idle kitty? DORMANTACCOUNT
Top intellectual showering RAINY
Fit and graduate part, complicated actions RIGMAROLE
Name of man is a cover, not Paul originally AARON
Bronze lavvy functions TANGENTS
Poorly penning vacuous dodgy poem IDYLL
Bitingly cold participating in daily swimming ACIDLY
Climbing mountains quiet tonic? Not much SPLASH
Extracting device from embassy, ring Europol SYRINGE
Rogue caught accomplice dividing plunder SCALLYWAG
Loaves baking still lacking body HEADSHOT