January 8 2020 The Telegraph - QUICK Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 29,254 - Jan 8 2020

Clues     Answers
A charm     AMULET
Adhesive     GLUE
Backbone     SPINE
Border     FRONTIER
Cockerel     ROOSTER
Conditions (contract)     TERMS
Coteries (anag.)     ESOTERIC
Crowd     THRONG
Curt     TERSE
Dodge (taxes)     EVADE
Dry sherry     FINO
Extent     SPREAD
Go in     ENTER
Help     SUCCOUR
Hostage     PRISONER
Infatuated     BESOTTED
Make allusion (to)     REFER
Masticate     CHEW
Mature     RIPE
Pontificate     PREACH
Remote settlement     OUTPOST
Rise     GETUP
Rushed; rash     HASTY
Spoken     ORAL
Talkative bore     WINDBAG
Wacky     ZANY