The Telegraph TOUGHIE Jan 26 2021 Crossword Solutions

 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,581 - Jan 26 2021 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
Army helicopter quickly circles hospital	APACHE
Being happy to lose companion is a strange feeling	EERINESS
Bond with colleagues as a group?	SECRETSERVICE
Check at the back for definite sign of life	REPULSE
Emergencies arising from constant responses to provocation	CRISES
Fake items of protective clothing -- no case to be made	MOCK
Flustered umpire eagerly detailed final part of schedule for sporting contest	PREMIERLEAGUE
It's highly likely cheetahs can race heartlessly about	THECHANCESARE
Like computers etc the French backed online maybe	DIGITAL
Nuts nearly all mixed with a bit of dried fruit	SULTANA
Occasionally thin, dry spruce	TIDY
Old writers start to establish identical way of overcoming one literary barrier?	OPENSESAME
Opportunities to embrace politics up front and do some canvassing	DOORSTEP
Repeated reel oddly included in content for early copy of film?	PRERELEASE
Right away, a step in the wrong direction	ASAP
Row involving rider and tense racecourse regular	TIPSTER
Say how, for example, snake gets angry	ASPIRATE
Secret greeting before daughter is taken into private room	HIDDEN
Short rib -- preserved on the outside -- prepared with spicy sauce	CURRIED
Singer's material lacking an intro is rejected	SINATRA
Smart bird, very good, kept inside cage in error, unfortunately	CARRIERPIGEON
Snail understood to be found alongside steep slope, mostly	ESCARGOT
Soldier possibly eats fruit for nourishment	ALIMENT
Sporty student blasted on the radio	BLUE
Sudden surge of current essentially ruining riverside plant	INRUSH
Teamsters worked to secure a certain discount	MATESRATES
This can end in disarray and cause disappointment	Disenchant
Top, non-European technology linked to advanced verification program	CAPTCHA