The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Thrash about, needing energy food CREAMCAKE
Lively jester, OAP, deteriorates PEJORATES
Papacy's unknown saint beginning to engage in breach HOLYSEE
In draughts, maybe peg's secured bloomers? ALPINES
I relish digesting volume one on your American and Russian news IZVESTIYA
Permit loan to be set up? I don't know BUSPASS
Drives away mules, perhaps in pick-up SHOOS
Plant destruction by insect BUGLOSS
Current in fuse applied to keep going SOLDIERON
Building up NHS? Yes, it's struggling SYNTHESIS
Strikes again disrupted teachers around 3rd of December RECATCHES
Vote in a fellow King, maybe AXMAN
Totalitarian state briefly incorrect about charging a new criminal ORWELLIAN
Literally excites a character in part SERIF
Everlasting bearing evenly coated in lead-free alloy ETERNAL
Bag English beef GRIPE
Article, verb and pronoun finish off grammatical block ANVIL
Delivered whisky for European admin centre HAGUE
PM I see suppressing nonsense ASQUITH
Snitch about international racket NOISE
Wild about United dropping one in league FEDERAL
Actress mainly crows over Oscar GARBO
Buffoon runs into robust issue, one of many? HARLEQUIN