The Telegraph - Toughie - April 26 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - Toughie Crossword Puzzle Solution - April 26 2017 

Clues	Answers
'Sherlock' is under water, topless, getting supplies	VIANDS
... drive -- undesirably let off	TOOTLE
... skill as Conservative avoiding awkward glitches	SLEIGHT
Boss markedly masculine where breeding's a concern	STUDFARM
Buck a trend -- stupidly dumping R & D -- thus fail to progress	STAGNATE
Canines inspect patch of grass and the endless ...	EYETEETH
Date in York, maybe?	SEE
First half's missed in smash performance	ACT
Flight direct from States swallows overdraft	EXODUS
GB right or wrong in the game?	OFFSIDE
Handout of tea and sympathy quietly suspended	CHARITY
In modifying part of speech, I left in gold cross surmounting intricate breviary	AUXILIARYVERB
May perhaps briefly possessing strong arguments shows vast ...	MAMMOTH
Never out of cash? Time he allowed a touch of selflessness in	NOTINTHELEAST

 

Clues	Answers
Officer supports hush over airman's first hint of treachery	BRASSHAT
Press controlling nearly everything? That's wry	IRONICAL
Runner visits Sikkim from time to time	SKI
Saucy clothing?	DRESSING
Serving on board in advance of the fruit	BEFORETHEMAST
Showing type, Latvian took wrong turning leaving centre	LETTERED
Shrubs seen in western continents -- not before noon, though	ERICAS
Single topped the chart, we hear	ONE
Slice of meat? Look out for 8!	ESCAPE
Tidal turbines for the USA, possibly?	SEAPOWER
Tie up trailing ends of rope loosened in Lear, maybe?	EDWARD
To lighten, quarter of load's dumped in sand	BLEACH
To some extent heat's on affair -- like this?	AFTERAFASHION
Warning in argument about surgery coming up	TIPOFF