The Telegraph - Toughie - March 29 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie Crossword Puzzle Solution - March 29 2017

Clues	Answers
A doubter, dismissing second item with germicidal properties	ASEPTIC
About to be nipped by beetle, say, where you wouldn't want people to see?	INSECRET
Almost certain to replace one of first four letters? Ridiculous	ABSURD
Bird accepted bait (small piece of food)	TITBIT
Captured soldier, deprived of drink, retaining little energy -- liable to crumble?	POWDERY
Centrepiece of release by maverick ultimately is disclosure	LEAK
Egyptian city went down in list	ROSETTA
Figure, say, included by artist omitting old man	INTEGER
Fool to try gym at school	DOPE
Former airman deferring current adventure	EXPLOIT
Help athlete win when running, avoiding one learner's impediment	WHITEELEPHANT
Hesitant about a couple of books in poor condition	SHABBY
I pledge to fill train, providing illumination	STRIPLIGHTING
Kind City people will suppress it	TYPE

 

Clues	Answers
Laugh coarsely about the setter eating large apple	BRAMLEY
Left University after work? Mostly stay, seizing the moment	OPPORTUNISTIC
Love our family, say, engaged in error, turning up for adoption	ESPOUSAL
Mediterranean port, Nice, unfortunately swamped by molten lava	VALENCIA
Miss one thing studied by astrologer or astronomer	GALILEO
Mobile communicator to get sharper after quibble	CARPHONE
Mountain's gone over by half of visitors, causing bother	PLAGUE
Painter's masterpiece, else his paint misplaced around ceiling, primarily	SISTINECHAPEL
Part of orchestra obscuring entry of ropey singer	BASS
Put off by a book about holidays, initially unwilling to travel	STAYATHOME
Run back, getting angry, though not at first at an intense level	DEEPSEATED
Startled cry sparks energy to enter building	SKYSCRAPER
Suffer endless scramble to secure page in historic paper	PAPYRUS
Unmoved cash register company does it	STOCKSTILL