The Telegraph - TOUGHIE - Sep 20 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,925 - Sep 20 2022 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Attempted to reserve quiet hotel, after a little hesitation, and succeeded	TRIUMPHED
Be bothered by rigid attitude	MINDSET
Be rough in freaking out somebody close to you	NEIGHBOUR
By initially trailing a politician, one tracks when events occur	TIMESTAMP
Come and hang out for Spanish food	MANCHEGO
Condemn nasty creep in court	DEPRECATE
Dish mostly said to be rustic	PASTORAL
Extremely sinkable claret served up for a celebratory meal	SEDER
Flashy display from gutted sommeliers introducing house whites?	SHOWINESS
Force don to tour university	DURESS
Fruit and veg given to companion	PEACH
Graduates working for a famous lawyer	MASON
Hollywood stars covet these huge SUVs?	OSCARS
Humourless manipulation accepted by ship's mates	SPOUSES
It's hard to see past this presenter's first great broadcast	PEASOUPER
Leave without scarf	EXEAT
Moderate leader shed tear	HASTEN
Most of land next to river is sparse	RARE
Order employing sarcasm right away	IONIC
Puddles of water around boat	SLOOP
Small marks covering single items of clothing	POLONECKS
Stay, mainly to case the back of gin joint	KNEE
Take legal steps to support one's children	ISSUE
Taste using a plastic pipette	APPETITE
They're oddly compact in size for transport hubs	TERMINI
Those queuing up to get hold of current flash American automobile	LIMOUSINE
Two vehicles filled with a company of people	CARAVAN
Type of bread containing more moisture	DAMPER
View from the middle seems quite exciting	EYESHOT
Way to snub a rendezvous	VENUE
Woman (or man) drinks vermouth for fun	HILARITY
Writer regularly sneers about writers	SPENSER