The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 21

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Cable disentangled from propeller ROPE
The German times race DERBY
Migrating base two kilometres inside Hertfordshire town TREKKING
Novel artist in adopting old pattern of lines STRIATION
Escaped backing welfare age dropping FLEW
Swelling of belly subsiding when top removed TUMESCENT
Support tyre when cycling around India, showing decency PROPRIETY
Island leader demoted: island makes excuse ALIBI
School spaces filled by conspicuous person ENLIGHTEN
Unfeeling second for Mister Big, seizing pawn IMPASSIVE
Free stamp FRANK
Send off team in return, abandoning court EXILE
Supply a boar, elk and a pouched creature KOALABEAR
Way to decide winner of row about European holiday TIEBREAKER
Help agreed after former PM departs MAYDAY
Statement found in rubbish by Detective King DIKTAT
Letter to Ephesians, a letter initially in a bottle PHIAL
Fanatical, starts to rail against broadsheet papers RABID
Arrest female student following literary support BOOKSHELF
Vital newspaper employee entered text, perhaps KEYED
Putting down vegetable in spring finally SQUASHING
Just saint directed towards good prayers EVENSONG
Flood at home, before unknown disease INFLUX
Sailor's dance is long around Navy mess HORNPIPE
Still since regularly excavating atomic mineral SILICA
Gardening society's head ignoring every small flower RHINE
I can time railway route ITINERARY