December 20 2018 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,146

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,146 - Dec 20 2018

Clues	Answers
1 soldier, British (a lieutenant) upset regiment	GIBRALTAR
1/100, formerly	ONCE
Apache helicopter paratroops' departure call?	GERONIMO
Bad hombre guzzling over a bottle	REHOBOAM
Compere almost crushing supporter in bear-hug?	EMBRACE
Connery's Arab citadel where the vodka martinis aren't free?	CASHBAR
Enormous tunnel blown up with ammo	MONUMENTAL
Force to accept two thousand in trade	COMMERCE
Genius's curt order for beer at the Oktoberfest?	EINSTEIN
Highly-paid actor Ethel undressed Hudson	THEROCK
Hit back, punching a notorious Roman baddie	ANTIHERO
In Paris, my uncle loses second new lens	MONOCLE
It might be part of green fee, touring Southern Corfu on vacation	FESCUE
Lead with clubs; partner's overweight	CHUBBY
Legless chum, annoyed, bottles German barman	SCHUMANN

Clues	Answers
Legside boundaries keeping everyone in a defensive position	ONALLFOURS
Madame la Reine originally mixing confiture	MARMALADE
Maeve's exposed Irish island	INCH
Mo -- bald head -- runs weekly	HEBDOMADAL
Native American, similar to Caligula and his consul	CRAZYHORSE
Phone card flipping low -- that's a blow	SIMOOM
Pressure on Hants opener without runs mounting -- lots of movement through the air here	HEATHROW
Record drift in Scripture, English and arithmetic?	REGISTER
Retiring Greek character garlanded with wild send-off	FUNERAL
Stops lessons	PERIODS
Stupid, like current 9?	ASININE
Teacher married Daisy	MASTER
The first spreadsheet entry goes here, pop	COLA
What about about about a head?	EACH
When mate's expected on board?	ENDGAME