The Telegraph - TOUGHIE - December 26 2019 Crossword Puzzle Solution

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,356 - Dec 26 2019

Clues	Answers
'Casablanca star' as crossword answer?	INGRID
Admin worker taking advantage of break	PAUSING
Boy repulsed by hospital food	NOSH
Dam conveniently supplying somewhere in Scotland	MOTHERWELL
Deposit of 10c enclosed in dispatched mail	SEDIMENT
Dozy American general captured by foreign agent	SLEEPY
Full-length intro to 'Halloween' contains nothing rude	UNCOUTH
Gifted editor provides conclusion for story books	TALENTED
Happen to see two students outside a comprehensive	CATCHALL
Liberal poet producing cliché-ridden material	BOILERPLATE
Locomotive transported by doubly small tugs	STRAINS
Lots of punishment	LASHINGS
Make tons of essentially yummy veg, say, without a steamer	MASSPRODUCE
Middle part of expedition is a great distance out	AFAR
More work needed to make knockout opiates	UTOPIA
MP playing with another's mobile	SMARTPHONE
Nepalese dumpling made in a couple of seconds	MOMO
Remarkable person immediately beginning to envision taking over	THEONE
Rider with nicer pants -- it's the latest fashion	DERNIERCRI
Send a message with indignation	WIRE
Senior exec in a car now, travelling with him	CHAIRWOMAN
Soldier fired into area close to enemy, showing quick-wittedness	AGILITY
Thin fabric put around thick cheese	TAFFETA
Track electronic vehicle reversing by road	RACEWAY
Two-thirds of poor meat primarily found in 'authentic' pub grub?	BARMEAL
Work leads to tedious extra work	OPERATE