The Telegraph – Cryptic – May 23 2018

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Clues	Answers
A way to be covered by pay for natural loss	WASTAGE
Answer, accepting wife’s sudden avoidance manoeuvre	SWERVE
Charm of chap appearing on revised A-list	TALISMAN
Criticise cook	ROAST
Discharge during altercation is light	SETFIRETO
Drink dispenser needing a line of sight	OPTICAL
Drink milk before restaurant employee? One’s thrown out	TAPWATER
Eased off about scheme for promenade	ESPLANADE
Financial penalties needing case of subtle flair	FINESSE
Growth that’s essential to phenomenal uprising?	ANEMONE
Hill workers with temperature, suffering	TORMENT
Implied this article can interest them all at the front	TACIT
Last up ordered to admit state due to too much booze	STUPOR
Like actor on stage may be till food is cooked	FLOODLIT

Clues	Answers
Misses careless broadcast	LACKS
Nasty secret led hack to prepare for action	CLEARTHEDECKS
Ocean inlet or lake ignored by new leaders	REDSEA
One who might predict return for listener	PROPHET
Only ten of team present for unique occasion!	ONEOFF
Provoke mimic pinching last of profit	STIMULATE
Register only raised to include voter’s right	ENROL
Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating	SHARPPRACTICE
Stock of food established revolutionary communist	PROVENDER
Suggestion open zones should lose cover	OVERTONE
Suppress what’s given to baby out of bed	BOTTLEUP
Vacant space filled by tour band	STRIPE
Very much on the contrary	RATHER
Vogue must carry traditional fashion business	RAGTRADE