The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Parties Tom possibly announced CREWS
Picked up appropriate brace STEEL
Playwright barely took risks, showing timidity COWARDICE
Point admitted by respondent working for football club PRESTONNORTHEND
Spend extravagantly, flaw exposed before turn to buy drinks round LASHOUT
See good in some oddly lacking self-centredness EGOISM
Revolutionary helps to inspire cheers arriving at arenas STADIA
Greek character elated first off back in old country RHODESIA
Relative in Germany tends occasionally to get subdued DAUNTED
Outside church photograph discontented parishioners making alcoholic beverage SCHNAPPS
Not quite right way to imbibe Scotch STRUT
Consider referee must possess ultimate in self-restraint MEDITATE
Matisse, say, firmly capturing posh individual's heart FAUVIST
Book rock band ... GENESIS
Reforming liberal type, raised to be tactile BRAILLE
Unruly behaviour in delicatessen I'd worried over ROWDINESS
Listen out for mum SILENT
Going after croupier's job, succeeded in negotiations? DEALINGS
Magpies, twenty nearly, caused Neil to be agitated NEWCASTLEUNITED
Functional period of large iron bridge, one's claimed LIFESPAN
Empty-headed son ignored being spiteful CATTY
Head banker in Scotland's right to receive promotion FROTH
Cheese price soon changes, having small cut PECORINO
Award finally stops shy private becoming depressed CASTDOWN