The Telegraph - TOUGHIE - Sep 22 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,718 - Sep 22 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Anxious having succeeded getting promotion into cushy job	SINECURE
Barely embraces partner	SPOUSE
Buckingham Palace insider, my good source of information	CORGI
Carries out works sacrificing professional's place for study	CONDUCTS
Close to tea, Australian state initially adding runs after English reply	ANSWER
Come across party animals filling Tenerife on vacation	TRAVERSE
Compel business to make 2,000 redundant	COERCE
Dance that's said to attract attention?	EXCUSEME
Disconcerted athlete heading off, very embarrassed outwardly	UNNERVED
Firm proposal to employ Mike brings excitement	COMMOTION
Greatly disturbed over husband showing sluggishness	LETHARGY
Hard to follow African politicians or TV presenter	ANCHOR
Illinois sergeant retires, concealing departure	EGRESSION
Indefinable quality journalist illustrated originally about Oasis and Queen performing	JENESAISQUOI
Instinctive pressure on old tennis star (entertaining male one) to make comeback	PRIMEVAL
Issue of tennis umpire's call that's overturned	EMIT
Jersey is foggy	WOOLLY
Love new finale to great slow orchestral movement	LARGO
Picked up flat stitch in bride's clothing	TROUSSEAU
Polish upset over extremists escaping authority in country	BURUNDI
Region Myanmar easily covers	AREA
Reluctantly, perhaps, Victor tucks into processed bread	ADVERB
Reportedly excellent masterstroke to produce short verse form	HAIKU
Rush and impress newspaper boss with energy	STAMPEDE
Small part of revolutionary poem acclaimed	CAMEO
Take measurement around middle of chest	SEIZE
This writer's describing southern student finding religion	ISLAM
Tone of Dutch hospital occasionally found wanting	FUCHSIA
Visiting female suspect I accuse, those people brave hostile reception	FACETHEMUSIC
Wild dishonest types putting pleasure first	HEDONISTS