The Telegraph – Toughie – Aug 1 2018

Clues	Answers
A blue jean occasionally can be capital	ABUJA
A reduced flavour in jelly	ASPIC
A risk is diverted with this greeting?	AIRKISS
Become less trouble when aristocrat’s around	TAILOFF
Betrays sex, surrendering kiss for 50 pound settlement at first	SELLS
Clever St Martin extracts broken metal	SMART
First of July gone, fly if nice jet’s arranged economically	EFFICIENTLY
Food not off, no opening for bitter disgrace	DISHONOUR
Girl takes on commander-in-chief of the highest rank	CLASSIC
Immigration site’s measure is repeatedly light	ELLISISLAND
In a deceptive way, have little in silly EU supply	ELUSIVELY
Insensitive person vacantly read my cheap novel	PACHYDERM
Laurie’s girl discovered crook	ROSIE
Looking at rear, Donne’s animated	ENDON

Clues	Answers
Madonna is frequently topless without notice	OURLADY
Offered protection, the woman left note, apparently ashamed	SHELTERED
Old soldier consumes nice bubbly	ANCIENT
Philosopher enthralled by trips to Iceland	STOIC
Plant weapon concealed by church freemen every now and then	CEDARTREE
Rage follows Sid reversing former confusion	DISTEMPER
Repair ships trapped in centre of Sweden	EMEND
Sentence in chapter applied to winner, or not?	CONVICT
Shrewd dean’s embracing company people in a higher office	ARCHDEACONS
Space commander flew by and circled	ENCOMPASSED
Stick fast with Susan, possessing a surfeit with no backer	SUPERGLUE
To idolise cat is ailurophile’s end	LIONISE
Uncovered Greco paintings for kicks	RECOILS
Way of recording gold stamp involves old bug	AUDIOTAPE