February 5 2019 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,171 - Feb 5 2019 Solution

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,171 - Feb 5 2019

Clues	Answers
Biased film director cut short daughter	ANGLED
Boxer dog, one coming to heel	PUGILIST
Break from performing at Edinburgh Festival?	INFRINGE
Carry out instruction from director	ACTION
Celebrating victory, but doubtful expression first off entering competition	TRIUMPHAL
Deplore mental suffering	LAMENT
Dull Conservative nearly given money to withhold article	TORPID
Farmyard animals forming the basis of English saying	EPIGRAM
Formal boycott needs commitment	BLACKTIE
Fresh snack firm	CRISP
German tourist attraction, its charge is outrageous	REICHSTAG
Germany battered goal in a straight line from corner	DIAGONAL
Good head for entertaining independent rock	GNEISS
Hide resentment shortly before Rod turns up	ENVELOP

Clues	Answers
Inform being without air-conditioning is old-fashioned	QUAINT
Legitimate to unseat leader? It's shocking	AWFUL
Museum that's normally closed during the winter?	LOUVRE
Musician is taught originally by ear, perhaps	ORGANIST
Normal access to all areas in factory	RUNOFTHEMILL
Old fashion designer, dubious having only one female to measure	QUANTIFY
Painting made by male artist enthralling university student	MURAL
Plan succeeded? Yes, it seems every other one's failed	SYSTEM
Potential rowing disaster reportedly, from which Redgrave maybe escaped?	TRAPDOOR
Strong macho types kept in check	VEHEMENT
Teens regularly wearing dark fabric	DENIM
Transform shampoo with extreme changes after sacking executive	METAMORPHOSE
Work in a secondary job? Fool could, says Spooner	MOONLIGHT
Wrong to defend extremely inept force engaged in retaliation	TITFORTAT