The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,232 - Jul 31 2014

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Article celebrated duck, a staple at Christmas? THEGREATESCAPE
Artist joins economists among ex-drinkers -- much water needed ARALSEA
Bachelor night's beginning with male getting in usual round ALUMNUS
Better to release pressure when holding the leash? No, the opposite UNTETHER
Carol and Heather absorb comic opera with small cocktail SINGAPORESLING
Cast has a breather after opening of farce FLUNG
Chime around meadow regularly indicating this creature? REDWING
Complaint, as Fergie initially left, disturbs club MANFLU
Decline to scoff at wife's derogatory words DIATRIBE
Don't you think local site's out of bounds? INNIT
Fabric craftwork back in demand by Chinese people ASTRAKHAN
Hot dish from Italian party in opposition BALTI
Island's commercial activity nabbed by rival periodically IBIZA
IT expert's providing vital energy in support TECHIE
Keep twitching northwards, as female warbler heard CITADEL
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Large building attracts Spanish artist, renouncing a carving GARGOYLE
Learn newly about medieval battle? No way, with this document EJOURNAL
Mistress showered vigorously upon return, hiding primary trace of lover? DELILAH
Nose given squash, giving away fifty pounds in fight BOUQUET
One forgets experiencing such countries with explosive concealed? Not I AMNESIA
Papers the writer's help turned over MEDIA
Position at Old Trafford one girl twice vacated when bursting LONGLEG
Quotation from T S Eliot's earliest recalled by one colleague ESTIMATE
Secretly leave, as revolutionary walked over millions DECAMP
Section of hospital in York, say, goes after Jack who's skiving? ABSENTEE
Some performing in 9 days that's restricted by time EXTRAS
Then, half-appearing, one of the spirits rises up? NIGHT
TV show backing energy plan against chill MIAMIVICE
What OAPs might do about cars parked alongside church REMINISCE
With leader absent, mock girl such as this? AUNTSALLY