The Telegraph - TOUGHIE - Nov 25 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,755 - Nov 25 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
American in nick -- new one's arrested? Out of the question	NOTACHANCE
Ancient canal lit gaudily in preparation for delivery	ANTENATALCLINIC
Best advertisement for cake	CREAMPUFF
Cooker fix? It's applied at last	HOBNAIL
Devilish chap, very attractive, seen around church, note	MALEFICENT
Divinity student swallowing short measure inside bar gets idea	BRAINCHILD
Dog second in queue	TAILBACK
Evidence of trauma or panic mostly	SCAR
Farewell comment also suppressing lots (but not all)	TOODLEOO
Fishy figure not generous about room	MERMAN
French writer switching characters shows courage	NERVE
Grain not left in square	FOUR
Historic Royal book featured in urgent announcement	ALBERT
Knowing about current manuscript lacking support?	FLIMSY
Leader of church to revise church text	CREDO
Magistrates incline to release daughter with children	BENCH
Married woman at forefront of her country's crime	FRAUD
Old man on a climb, surmounting former peak	APEX
One manipulates commitment to accommodate returning writers	OSTEOPATH
Oppressive character part of Baden-Powell group? Initially unwanted in that	INCUBUS
Penitent, insincere and damaged, going topless	SHAMEFACED
Quiet performer enthralling one in performance	TACITURN
Quote work held up as lyrical	POETIC
Shove a lot of rubbish all over the place	RAMPANT
South London suburb falling out of line	SKEW
Staunch group of collaborators achieving target of medical research	STEMCELL
The French caught idol of Americans womanising	LECHEROUS
The sound of wings?	NOISESOFF
Times is coming in to damage Mirror's lead as leftie stuff	MARXISM