The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,900 - Aug 5 2022

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Clues Answers
About to stop exchange of British car in service, as called for? MINICAB
After appearing here you may turn up late HITLIST
Following composition, Elgar hid a top pupil HEADGIRL
Following inspiration after vacation, engineer passed to a high degree INSPADES
For Her Majesty, I start to seek the other lost kingdom WESSEX
Frisky body about to welcome naked clique AMOROUS
Gibes averting tense relations AUNTS
Girl guide's beginning novel GEMMA
Glorify position just after fizz regularly quaffed LIONIZE
Go west with artist, an expert in fare-reduction? DIETITIAN
Hanging inferior artefact's frame upside down TASSEL
Head of Playboy almost sacking cover model? PEARL
Hitter hit fans of a Cardinal THIRTIETH
Impromptu party outside hotel hosted by Bill? ADHOC
In time, diminishing externally BATTING
Irreverent church that's terrifying laity at last CHEEKY
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It's meant to crush Hercules, beaten without question SQUELCHER
Liberal drip taken apart in revelation that's dynamite EXPLOSIVE
Liner in a suit damaged -- note written about it LUSITANIA
Moving sessions? PUBCRAWLS
Musicians beam in bars BANJOISTS
Obstinate compiler has all others going first RESTIVE
One very close to Samuel Slack? SOULMATE
Plant, not in a bed, swamped by endless heather LUPIN
Prefect perhaps chasing permit picked up somewhere in Shropshire TELFORD
Quiet, sort of spongy garden area? SHRUBBERY
Rating former monarch to whom sisters answer ABBESS
Setter had set on island, in a manner of speaking IDIOM
Stand either side of hurdle, by the way STRADDLE
Store offering adult service AMASS
Such influences may follow bloody minute change HANDS
US city worker into almost all maps ATLANTA