The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,268 - Oct 2 2014

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Arm's put out, the forepart CROSSBOW
Broadcast about rising pollution is commanding attention STRIDENT
Caper around old hills, originally ancient city ANTIOCH
Chicken's bed about to be pinched by slug SPATCHCOCK
Clue provider's strain to stop in retirement ARIADNE
Cosmetic coat unevenly spread with edges of trowel TALC
Creative person's space invention runs, having worried superior ATELIER
Dazzling sign rehashed with lilac tint SCINTILLATING
Elastic factory one's invested in PLIANT
European sports car covered by nettle plant, partly STEMGINGER
Fervour to hold in stomach reduced physique FIGURE
Foreboding wife shunned by females OMEN
Heard about Napoleon's men getting decorated TRIMMED
In row, sceptic repulsed excellent health care worker DIAGNOSTICIAN
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Lecherous look clearing centre of Bayeux GLADEYE
Minor is financing IT complex INSIGNIFICANT
Nasty fuss following task ignored by leader OBSCENE
New dawn sweeps past CLEANSLATE
People regularly wasted time in appeal SOTS
Pescatarian tucked into portion not containing a bird DOTTEREL
Regular guy's heart, all can understand UNIFORM
Start letter poorly TEEOFF
Stress from engagement card and a gift being misplaced interrupting a day COMBATFATIGUE
Support American involved in slur SUSTAIN
Temper half lost about ultimately galling article in news STRENGTHEN
US city rejecting any of educational basics RENO
Work on PC's daughter replacing spy chief in future CODING
Wrongly specify pine for gallery MISSTATE