The Telegraph - CRYPTIC - Oct 7 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,800 - Oct 7 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
A broken bit in tall building	SHARD
Animal's extreme idleness	SLOTH
Chaps in the wrong newspaper boss harassed	TORMENTED
City children (not just one of them) outside old university	ROUEN
Dramatically represent a cold solicitor	ACTOUT
Dread terrible wickedness when reckless person appears	DAREDEVIL
Drink up and hang around for a piece of cake	PUSHOVER
Expert finds more faults, sadly -- nothing missed	MASTERFUL
Feeling bad -- at rock bottom?	LAIDLOW
Flames apt to get out of control? Colliery finally introduced ____!	SAFETYLAMP
Frenzied female in charge full of bluster	FRANTIC
Good 'uns getting angry -- one's been fired	GUNSHOT
Heartless custom associated with India or another country	HAITI
In a row, angry, after inconclusive result	TIERED
Insincere talk when philosopher is given a hearing	CANT
Kipling's boy has on old garment	KIMONO
Member of family in trouble, right to be locked in	BROTHER
Most convivial male monarch, one in repose	MERRIEST
Not up? But you may be up if you are here!	DOWNSTAIRS
Omen of wickedness -- there's little good in it	SIGN
Pollute narrow passage	DEFILE
Rod very briefly disappearing with nasty look	LEER
Schemer recruiting criminal about to be found out	INTRIGUER
See great new items of furniture	ETAGERES
Trainee hangs round hospital? That's fishy	CHUB
Treated cruelly in short conversation -- upset about it	BRUTALISED
What domestic arsonist may do? One gives a warning	LIGHTHOUSE
Wicked woman posing Spooner's question about existence	LOTSWIFE
Wit's formula, so sad, spouted with one passing away?	FAMOUSLASTWORDS