December 31 2018 The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,935 - Dec 31 2018

The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,935 - Dec 31 2018

Clues	Answers
Call the French pointer	NEEDLE
Call to mind right English prayer	RECOLLECT
Club with advantage	WEDGE
Continuing interest in profitable business	GOINGCONCERN
Cycled over for cowboy carnival	RODEO
Disrespectful, having lost nine running	INSOLENT
English writer married off, acquiring wife in US state	DELAWARE
Extremely savvy fellow backed church council	SYNOD
Get to know while on express	ASCERTAIN
Girl catching it causes extreme amusement	HILARITY
Gossip about old medium? It's not important	NOMATTER
Grown-up daughter wearing gold locket that's empty	ADULT
Horrified at hags dancing	AGHAST
I study head of image caught that's like an emoji?	ICONIC
Impropriety of popular Italian novelist breaking cylinder	INDECORUM

Clues	Answers
Musical instrument used in early recordings	LYRE
Note enclosing an invoice, primarily for wine	CHIANTI
Old comedy star, man with short tie	CHAPLIN
One ascends to find flowers	IRISES
Onset of storm affected little monkey	SCAMP
Particular case not in position	STANCE
Picks up in the course of authentic practice session	REHEARSAL
Playwright with words to say about singular lack of courage	COWARDLINESS
Publish result	ISSUE
Stayed at home, mostly to feed boy's dog	ALSATIAN
Stylish young flier king ignored	CHIC
Uncouth person in conveyance lacking power: Russian conveyance	TROIKA
Very strong players supported by press	CASTIRON
Withdraw from stage unhappy	STEPDOWN
Worried about husband blocking an expressway	AUTOBAHN