The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,316 - Dec 26 2014

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Almost sick after fast pulse LENTIL
Amundsen's fate -- Hobson's choice of where to turn from the south pole? NORN
Attention to detail in middle of next organised audit, etc EXACTITUDE
Bad press corporation is trapped in more than one tough inquiry? STUMPERS
Before one caught European breaking mug made of pottery CERAMIC
Bucolic English record interrupting signal ECLOGUE
Call up head touring Channel Islands for free EMANCIPATE
Ceremony, mass, held by father POMP
Charge about to subdue old film, one analysing the class system? TAXONOMIST
Dainty bird (a young woman, crudely) TITBIT
Destructive spiteful woman with icy calm ordered around son CATACLYSMIC
Develop fondness about heartless vedette EVOLVE
First-rate accountant about to turn round plant ACACIA
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Hard to grasp scoop Times initially chucked out ELUSIVE
Idle suspicion is late for circulation DISUSED
It can be scheduled by destiny TIMESLOT
More or less dislodge lid from trunk ORSO
Normal raiments patched up by mother MAINSTREAM
One in eight I'd put back inside? That's more disturbing ROWDIER
Pulled broadcast of what lecturer did TAUT
Religious artefact in Last Supper only half sculpted STPAULS
Rescue one who wanders around city RECOVER
Straight railway with damaged erratic banking RECTILINEAR
UCU once hosting small display around country AUSTRIA
Universities backed intended financial qualification ACADEMIA
Volunteers to stop people swimming NATATION