The Telegraph TOUGHIE Mar 6 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,397 - March 6 2020 Answers

Clues	Answers
Avoid holding hostage, regularly involving duress	SHOTGUN
Boarding national airline, bully missing first of ballots	ELECTORAL
Caprice hasn't the heart for change	VARY
Coupled prisoner and prison were worrying	CONJUGATE
Cover head, somewhat ostrich-like American cousin	RHEA
European combined with Northern Ireland in backing thread promoting unity	ECUMENICAL
Given guidance, that is way to spin top	DREIDEL
Having left for a run, run smoothly, getting a stitch	PURL
Head teachers' brotherhood	NUT
Humming part of hornpipe pirates recalled	RIPE
Inventor of global disc part housing wheel-locking mechanism	PRATCHETT
Investigator's regret about supporting special relationship	RAPPORTEUR
Live in impressive tower	MINARET
Man behind losing jacket	OTTO
Mostly light brown dust in the air?	HAZE
Move over, easily demolishing lead of marathon runner	SKI
Nod and wait in order to be heard	CUE
Perhaps overstuff overcoat, having eaten noodle soup	UPHOLSTER
Possible confirmation of leader for Camelot, not united in joint complaint	ARTHRITIS
Put new mortar in after salvo evacuated offensive detail?	SOREPOINT
Sarcastic dig?	CUTTING
See Yorkshireman's rug?	TWIG
Sensible Victorian remained upright, repressing temptation's commonest aspect	PRUDENTIAL
Sickly, uneasy state, getting off ship with bag in front	SACCHARINE
Small bricks drop, dumping tons	LEGO
Superb exterior to masculine perfection	ACME
Turn out flat, stretched over back of frame	EVENTUATE
Waterfowl heading away from dam site	SWAN
Whatever involves verse's still put in book like this?	ANTHOLOGY
Whisky misuse is reduced by half	MALT
With energy fully extracted, piped waste spoils	SWAG
Wrap up one of many sentences?	LAG