The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,911 - Dec 1 2018

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
Bishop began to perambulate about area round seat BEANBAG
Boat wrecked along with boarding party GONDOLA
Camp and quietly avant-garde? PARTY
Caught in sort of treason, son reveals those at top of tree ANCESTORS
Combat between people with no arms, paradoxically FISTFIGHT
Corrosion is gathering about people of the country RUSTICS
Did box of extra diamonds to be worn by Queen SPARRED
Discontent on the rise in Shanghai, unnervingly ENNUI
Envelopes for the rest of those canvassed SLEEPINGBAGS
Gripping thing -- works OK until it's inserted! SPANNER
Lettered representative such as MP, AM, MLA or MSP? ABBREVIATION
Minister's responsibility to penetrate revolutionary turmoil of tropics PORTFOLIO
Old record book in which the writer's found archetype EPITOME
One makes nut roast using bizarre cooking BRAZIER
Clues Answers
Press cancel evidence of broken engagement RINGOFF
Principal tip the compiler's used over tension HEADMISTRESS
Protective cover for biography, apparently one's occasionally needed when bathing LIFEGUARD
Reflecting if hosts fancy such a flower FUCHSIA
Reluctant to miss opening a poet's work VERSE
Reserves -- fuel that lies beneath what lies beneath SUBSOIL
Resolution made by idiot, endlessly confident CLOSURE
Rock oldie that's a family favourite? It's backed with energy GRANITE
Single out with guitar that's groundbreaking PICKAXE
Smooth, mature -- when 16 discovered heavy metal IRONAGE
Stop being faithful STAUNCH
Tourist's old cap crushed by wild punch HOLIDAYMAKER
Traps located around small homes, mostly above ground level NESTS
True misbehaving among French no little matter NEUTRON