December 28 2018 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,150

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,150 - Dec 28 2018

Clues	Answers
'Erotic spasms' attracting a bit of derision after publicity -- might one might have expected it?	PREDICTOR
Acrimonious parliament, a scene from the 1980s?	ACIDHOUSE
After fashionable Hollywood setting, wedding's introduction for Meghan to Harry's family?	INLAW
Alert -- data's beginning to be harvested for commercial apps	ADWARE
America's rising rival power with outlines of trade scheme	MACHINATE
Borders of Mexico and United States tense -- long legacy of Zapata?	MOUSTACHE
Classification of this foreign director's 'Last Tango'	CERT
Concise Oxford coming in to name mainly retro word describing bad things	TOXIC
Customs Union has Dover area linked to terminal in Calais	USES
Depleted legislators, president having lost fifth in elections	RUMP
Draw out scandal involving Musk?	ELONGATE
End for May? Total's higher in support	ALLY
Game participant May dancing -- there's something impressive about that!	PLAYMATE
Gives support to summit's contingency plans	BACKSTOPS
Having lost control, minister sacked then given new role by female boss, not so senior	RUDDERLESS
He made drama of EU rupture on fateful March day in Rome	EURIPIDES

Clues	Answers
I'm treated as slave almost	VASSAL
International competition remains	ASHES
Leaders of Iran and USA worried about nuclear and oil, giving cause to behave foolishly	INFATUATE
Mediate with outspoken top tennis player after explosive tie containing new winner finally	INTERCEDE
Minister has journalist baffled	FOXED
Plot to 'study steeple'	CONSPIRE
Prolong UK's final European exit after end of deadline	EKEOUT
Separation agreement last month suffering from stress about borders of Eire and N Ireland	DECREENISI
Small leader meeting Trump succeeded, in brief readings	SKIMS
Strain rising when helm of Ukrainian ship caught by neighbour	RUSSIA
Taking leave in the end, Boris unexpectedly not one for trappings of office?	ROBES
The same money? Three quarters, for top women	DOYENNES
Throwaway line -- guess rubbish word Collins picked	SINGLEUSE
To take over southern state, leaders of Italian nationalists and populists are in debt to right	GAINPOWER
Whiff of US money pursuing leader of Saudis	SCENT
Yield, abandoning Norway to offer accommodation again?	RELET