The Telegraph – Toughie – Mar 9 2018

Clues	Answers
A prominent post to restructure divisions	APPORTIONMENTS
Air current plan	DRAUGHT
Asian potato pest with antisocial manner	ALOOFLY
At home, papers over crack and stain	INDIGO
Book set in abandoned mine described with great atmosphere	AMBIENCE
Crowds, people watching game in coastal town	RAMSGATE
Dishonest person’s cash from Middle East changing hands	LIAR
Dog by lake to drink rests comfily	CURLSUP
Dozy rest said to be agreeable	DULCET
Egg emu voluntarily covers up	OVUM
Film in snatches randomly for them to speak bluntly	SHOOTFROMTHEHIP
Finally sigh with measure of warmth over miserable person	GOTH
Fools do gaffes regularly	OAFS
Getting on trampoline afraid after refusal	NOSPRINGCHICKEN

Clues	Answers
Jug fellow lifted with base and handle	NICKNAME
Mad rants like these could be dramatised in play	TIRADES
Make houses of metal on independent island	MARTINIQUE
Note in branch unfortunately not accepted as valid	BOUGHTINTO
On good terms with very fine journalist that’s called upon	INVOKED
One Greek character in exam getting most irritable	ITCHIEST
Releasing blow in boxing without power	UNHITCHING
Sadness is something inside people stopping extremes of delight	DISCONTENTMENT
Salve over three times applied with burning wound	BUONGIORNO
Space buggy he can improve	ENHANCE
Surgery on model’s face	OPPOSE
Swimmer to dry back	TURBOT
Test fish with insertion of fork?	TRYOUT
Tool to hollow out entrance in rock surface	ROUTER