January 15 2019 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,159 - Jan 15 2019 Puzzle Solution

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,159 - Jan 15 2019

Clues	Answers
23 with a U-turn? Poor!	NEEDY
Affected manners after a period of success for home helps	AUPAIRS
Almost rescue girl that's plain	SAVANNA
Anger over a disease	CHOLERA
Bird's unusual sort, first of kind	STORK
Calm a baby heartlessly with this?	LULLABY
Conductor never sorted out church lines	NERVECELL
Crowd on vacation ply strong drink	SCRUMPY
Element my tribute dealt with	YTTERBIUM
Five hundred overcome by force of artillery explosive	GUNPOWDER
French fellow and others achieve processing of gold maybe	METALWORK
Fury of right during loss of power	OUTRAGE
Gunners destroyed flag carried by sailor in battle	TRAFALGAR
Heads confer to find way up for fortune-hunter	BEANSTALK
Information on American class	GENUS
Large peer turns funny	DROLL

Clues	Answers
Man clipping sheep who was really on the ball?	SHEARER
Perhaps playboy later rued playing around	ADULTERER
Popular speaker's account	INVOICE
Prolonged shortage in Germany, facing turbulent time	DROUGHT
Remove boat I've wrecked	OBVIATE
Revolutionary merrymaking in bar	LEVER
Ruckus about damaged tubs, means of disposing refuse	DUSTBIN
Running mates, English ones making big strides	ELOPERS
Samuel's eating large American pastries	SAMOSAS
Scruffy grain before start of year	SEEDY
Short of fare	STARVED
Squabble involving European, top journalist and bishop over swift craft	SPEEDBOAT
Strip off and run around hugging man	UNCOVER
Summary of what was said about walker	PACER
To convince, declare hedging unexpectedly fits	SATISFY
What 8 does for thrills?	KICKS