The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,328 - Nov 6 2019

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A cost cut stupidly, swapping toaster's lead for current that's not electric ACOUSTIC
Answer call showing excitement ABUZZ
Axes cut more than 50 per cent of upright instrument XYLOPHONE
Behaving badly to young lady in graduation initially entertains university MISUSING
Brittle conclusion of inquiry after Democrat enters government POWDERY
Conservative charity almost collected CALM
Continent holds difficulty for dictator suspiciously into failure of vital functions ASPHYXIATION
Drink vermouth provided after topless frolic APERITIF
Even more terribly mad for opening of Bertie Wooster novel FROMBADTOWORSE
Fighting on board, making a start to impound stores SQUIRRELS
Guru succeeded with friend SWAMI
He likes a light macaroni cooked after pastry is scooped out PYROMANIAC
Head of house? Presumably dad's subordinate MOTHERSUPERIOR
In a vet, bats have ultimately too much trust NAIVETE
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K Bacon perhaps adopts student KELVIN
Land river fish by empty pub REELIN
Leaders in training ambassadors can teach diplomacy TACT
Lose one's temper over receiving abominable vacuous lyrics PAEANS
Losing head, refuse bail out EJECT
Nearly jet south to net minute worms SQUIRMS
Officer supports second pillbox perhaps BRASSHAT
Religious book in hotel converted many on left HYMNAL
Seed is light red around Spain, navy in East European lake PINEKERNEL
Shelter in north is closed around end of June and November NISSENHUT
Stew a time over controversial issue HOTPOTATO
Stupid people cross motorway by ice regularly, slipping at first ZOMBIES
Summarise yield again? RECAPITULATE
Wine variety turned bottles black RAVEN