The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,519 - Dec 17 2015

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An item to digest, hot air coming from Brussels? BELGIANWAFFLE
Bird eating a strange creature MARTIAN
Blast the public disorder! RIOT
Blooming area, wild gorse and forest ROSEGARDEN
Copy a record in secret, same record turned over REMASTER
Dutchman's definitely going to old country, up for something hot JALAPENO
Find little girl on the radio? LOCATE
Free choice primarily in grip, on cracking whip RIDINGCROP
Gas meter finally found between egg and melon NITROGEN
Go round both sides and look over to break in ROLL
Hole round the black stuff is bright at night STARLIT
Information covering all points? NEWS
Islamic chief held back by Montessori method EMIR
It's a sport but cryptically perhaps not? WEIGHTLIFTING
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Japanese city is recalled thus by this other name OSAKA
Negotiator is dithering about sign-off in contract, the old plodder GIANTTORTOISE
Nipper, a flea in one's sock? ANKLEBITER
Orange, brown and kind of green, I gathered TANGERINE
Referring to sound image, hospital working to jam it PHONIC
School touring American station EUSTON
Scorer a cheeky couple up, having nicked 1,000 SMETANA
Shout is in the direction of nymph CALLISTO
Skip has reportedly reeled in a beauty MISSWORLD
Soldier with pass left after lunchtime COLONEL
Spark visible, did you say? INCITE
Speed past back of Ferrari, shaking one's fist? IRATE
Spreading of large moss smothers last of valerian, fragrant plant LEMONGRASS
Taking this stance, one's balanced solution is to set about party leader LOTUSPOSITION