The Telegraph TOUGHIE Oct 28 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,531 - Oct 28 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'Old Tory' label; boring figure	OCTAGON
Afternoon refreshment for those who have been at the pot?	HIGHTEA
Ant having a change of heart with his partner over style	ARTDECO
Area of conflict to crush Starmer, according to Spooner	KASHMIR
Botox? I'd anticipated getting an injection of chemical compound	OXIDANT
British socialist party metro hub spread gossip	BLABBERMOUTH
Bully Sinbad to a beating	BASTINADO
Demolishing holy retreat -- a West End landmark	THEATREROYAL
Enthusiastically sell Ikea's hottest curtains	LIKEASHOT
First American receiving The Queen in Panama, perhaps	ISTHMUS
Fruit crumble (apricot) -- six left crust, expressing hesitation	VICTORIAPLUM
Half-heartedly flick through article in magazine	RIFLE
Header from Yaya going right in the middle! Fantastic!	OUTRE
I sit back, absorbing reactionary liberal Georgian city	TBILISI
In Crosby, drinking skimmed latte	BATTING
Light working encouraged	LEDON
Mantel novel introducing set plot	ALLOTMENT
Mischievous bishop slipping off shoe	ROGUE
Mother, drained, spoke incoherently	MUMBLED
Nurse makes hospital corners, tucks in	ENFOLDS
One is quite short; extending just over a foot	ANKLESOCK
Online buddy nursing an issue	EMANATE
Passionate subaltern keeping you and me satisfied, mostly	LUSTFUL
Quick to suppress anger, most like blondes?	FAIREST
Somewhat immature, put shirt on horse going over last from Aintree	TEENAGE
Spin doctor shocking Tennessee (about time!) in part of speech	PRESENTTENSE
Support very French atelier every now and again	TRESTLE
Totally upsetting period exposed Mr Attlee's first cabinet	ARMOIRE