The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 540 - February 25 2019
| Clues | Answers |
| A good many coming in to stock a number of small ships | FLOTILLA |
| Added impetus to project involving politician and celebrity | JUMPSTART |
| Approval by head of group gives pleasure | GRATIFICATION |
| Blunder among reserves on home ground | TERRAIN |
| Disturbance caused by brother leading most of players | FRACAS |
| Drawing of small vessel | SKETCH |
| Gaunt witch bore up | HAGGARD |
| Heavy drinkers imbibing still in Kent town | SEVENOAKS |
| Hotel guest trendies disturbed | RESIDENT |
| Idly draw wire in flying bomb | DOODLEBUG |
| Join detachment on top of Eiger | UNITE |
| Look through window for legendary knight | LANCELOT |
| Make known girl put on a little weight | ANNOUNCE |
| Male bird pecking duck, very large duck | GOOSANDER |
| Manly leader of volunteers I irritate | VIRILE |
| Mostly strait-laced material | STUFF |
| Novel article American produced about periodical | THEMAGUS |
| Object of historical interest shown by RC priest inside | RELIC |
| Prejudiced British aides abroad | BIASED |
| Raleigh, at sea, getting something for shock? | HAIRGEL |
| Saying few words against one during most of tie | LACONIC |
| Short call received by husband, old Germanic type | VISIGOTH |
| Staying power of a man? It's weird | STAMINA |
| Strange assignment for henchman in film | ODDJOB |
| This could make one laugh until one drops? | GALLOWSHUMOUR |
| Tourist, Italian, wearing eyeshade | VISITOR |
| Train, by repeated practice, a baboon | DRILL |
| Went halves with artist over in Slough? | SHARED |
| Clues | Answers |
| A head of state entering church in a suit | CASE |
| Artist, extremely reclusive, seldom seen | RARE |
| Bomb English knight planted in station | GRENADE |
| Bound to get on diving platform | SPRINGBOARD |
| Current examination involving married male is unethical | IMMORAL |
| Disaster in Formula One when company goes under | FIASCO |
| Fairly well-to-do peers working on Conservative board | RESPECTABLE |
| Fishing dispute: a crowd assembled | CODWAR |
| Habitually serious type, West Indies cricketer carrying team | SOBERSIDES |
| Impression made by politician blocking one piece of legislation | IMPACT |
| In a vulnerable position abroad regarding a member | OUTONALIMB |
| Intensive publicity could get one over-excited, no end | HYPE |
| Nun is over, back briefly | SISTER |
| One able to deal with a service? | TREESURGEON |
| One had, changing oil for pal | APRILFOOL |
| Pay for some treat on expenses | ATONE |
| Perfect sweet to suck? | MINT |
| Perhaps an orrery some called weird | SCALEMODEL |
| Porter collecting mail for preacher | APOSTLE |
| Power demonstrated by singular crew | STEAM |
| Practise tries again close to line | REHEARSE |
| Rebuke for getting within range | REPROACH |
| Record an album and leave? | MAKETRACKS |
| Secret spilled about opening of 'Phantom' and 'Ghost'? | SPECTRE |
| Smoked beef I topped with old butter | PASTRAMI |
| Spy that's centre stage, strangely | SECRETAGENT |
| Standard always set on putting area | EVERGREEN |
| Sticking with that woman during a depression | ADHERENT |
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