The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,973 - Apr 28 2022

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Clues Answers
Adult, saucy, admitting one provided drink APERITIF
Apse concerned with church vessel RECESS
Arachnid is on crop circles SCORPION
Beginning to groan in dreadful lament DIRGE
Chippy with fish on table CARPENTER
Choose lyric about Queen for conductor ELECTRODE
Drive yours truly's sweetheart and American IMPETUS
Empty role crushes first female magistrate REEVE
Exclusive lot is terribly exclusive initially ELITE
Glass finally raised getting drunk SUPPED
Hardy woman following house guests finally? HOSTESS
Insect found in open banana PLANTAIN
Made water flow under small flower SPEEDWELL
Model uncharacteristically consumes meal LUNCH
Office of Bishop managed church BRANCH
Clues Answers
Opening of hotel in French resort NICHE
Positive plaudit with Ibsen novel INDISPUTABLE
Reportedly ring sweetheart BEAU
Run after sweetheart? ELOPE
Shoots flock or piece of clay POTSHERD
Shot around goal is in TRENDY
Smacked star keeping tense so far HITHERTO
Soldier on exercise about taking part PERSEVERE
Southern port having crew cut SHAVEN
Stable against housing single horse STALLION
Star of Stratocaster is Knopfler ASTERISK
Take ages to get fit? BELONG
Unusually harder quest capturing a camp HEADQUARTERS
Wife eager to get weird WITCHING
Worn out, occasionally unsteady USED