The Telegraph – Toughie – Jun 29 2018

Clues	Answers
Activity of chip-shop crowd that’s used to buffet	BATTERINGRAM
Bill the setter is captivated by an Alsatian’s sharpness	ACUMEN
Committed a sin in health resort, sweet knocked back outside	TRESPASSED
Cooling liquid infused with Eastern energy from an ancient time	OLIGOCENE
Disconnected scanner during station business	STACCATO
Dog’s half-finished relishes seen in bowl mostly	BASENJI
Eating away, European crew gets through wine	EROSIVE
Fabulous school they monopolise maintains growth	HOGWARTS
Garden of Eden Charlie wanted over time, with grass in abundance	CORNUCOPIA
Giant pig bites dog back	GOLIATH
Half of Brummie FC players wearing this spoilt surprise	ASTONISHMENT
In periphery of Tours, try dear French soap	THEARCHERS
Indian restaurant might make this soul artist welcome	KARAHI
Inferior type of driver from Italy	LOFI
Long time to grasp German pronoun? On the contrary	ITCH

Clues	Answers
Lord’s position found — second row, not innermost, amongst others	SQUARELEG
Maybe no ball skill’s brought about by English number ten	EXTRA
Music player’s turned up in every lughole	LYRE
One might get hooked ascending mountain rocks	PLAICE
Perfect golf club used, skirting front of trap	SPOTON
Perhaps Band Aid record brought back tears when broadcast	PLASTER
Poet, sort of, visits religious class	RISHI
Posh lass catches game fish — it’s arduous	GRUELLING
Refuse to touch silver that’s sparkling	AGLITTER
River shown on street-map in blue	AZURE
Seaman, having fall around sailing boat, is to give up	ABDICATE
Tips found in Sunday tabloid’s online agony columns	STOA
US city informally joins race to develop cheese	CAERPHILLY
VIP raised stink after arrest	NABOB
Visiting Balliol regularly with old captain in poor spirits	ATALOWEBB