The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,664 - Aug 30 2016

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'That ain't no lady'? Bad English MALE
Able to hold a dangerous object? CLEAVER
And I engineered run on foreign currency DINAR
Apart from star, dear, twinkling outside ASUNDER
As well as hole left to fill ALSO
Clumsily rib Irishman about being a foreigner SERBIAN
Cracked up in shock STUN
Excitement as it's heading towards north side STIR
Fashion of mid-Edwardian era RAGE
Fools such as these, embracing sin, could result in deep thoughts MUGS
Hence this crossword compiler makes certain SOME
Irritable with pests RATTY
Is sorry to announce hoax RUES
Isn't, for instance, to do with drawing CONTRACTION
It may involve the amputation of limbs TREESURGERY
Lead errant fathers to turn over a new leaf STARTAFRESH
Losing a friend with fever and disease PLAGUE
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My penny or pound COOP
Picks out for union potential strikers MATCHES
Prevent trophies being lifted STOP
Removed forcibly by wind, without further ado TORN
Say something dumb MOUTH
Scold for always turning round REPROVE
Shamefaced, formerly admitted having spilled the beans RELATED
Some feet and limb that one finds in marina YARDARM
Straight away, how one knew dog had fleas FROMSCRATCH
They beat Republican in eliminating contests HEARTS
Tip 'Heyday' PEAK
Tired out chaps returning belatedly, mostly -- it's bad DETRIMENTAL
What 'Put a sock in it' means? Rubbish! TOSH
Will providing us with a rich inheritance SHAKESPEARE
With 'goodbye' over, I dropped drink SODA
Writing with broken heart about pet HAMSTER
Yorkshire city gravestone might have it RIPON