The Telegraph – Toughie – May 9 2018

Clues	Answers
A figure occupying seat in outburst that’s unrestrained	RAMPANT
A term is concocted for expert players	MAESTRI
Award on stage not new in sport	TOY
Bad risk men met after flying and landing	DISEMBARKMENT
Bike races in island surroundings, like the Manx?	CATTY
Bird round island in my view recalled as a diver	GUILLEMOT
Carelessness having cross obscured for those in a congregation?	LAITY
Carpenter at home makes a contribution	CHIPSIN
Decline in food at reception?	DIP
Endlessly bringing up origin of sweet dried fruit	RAISINS
Ever irritable after programming what purged data may become?	IRRETRIEVABLE
Golf sometimes leads to this surprised expression	GEE
Greek character in tale embroidered for charm	AMULET
In Sikkim, odd characters go downhill	SKI
Item by soldiers? It’s laid on trophy	EGGCUP
Lights in city and capital erected as a condition	ECLAMPSIA

Clues	Answers
Man or woman collecting chief exec to go round part of Oxford?	TOECAP
Old bishop likes crumbling four-sided pillar	OBELISK
Put an end to function in school	SCOTCH
Put in a nutshell, it’s acceptable to be in depression	SUMUP
Sabotage drink for refreshment in park activity?	SKATEBOARDING
Secret affair is in operation after trouble in retreat	LIAISON
Son to manage range	SCOPE
Spanish inn? It’s found in school area	POSADA
Spotted animal that won’t keep quiet with time in circus outfit?	LEOTARD
Standard complaint about one on a railway regarding diet?	PARLIAMENTARY
Stride nervously round Lakeland feature first off — like some climbers?	TRELLISED
Support for cue kept by thesp I’d erased	SPIDER
Taster with seconds more than sufficient	SAMPLE
Temper shown by idiot for all to see over period	ASSUAGE
This person enters service with support over papers etc	MASSMEDIA
Torch singer offering something special?	BELTER