The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,748 - Jan 24 2017

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Artist is second to be admitted to China MATISSE
Basic send-off American woman books for Queen FUNDAMENTAL
Bitter oil roused ancient creature TRILOBITE
Confused, like a school with no pupils? FORMLESS
Drink nearly nothing after drunken strip SPRITZER
Edge second-tier award BORDER
Fancy drink served up with salt ELABORATE
Fence could be benefit for royal residence, we hear PALISADE
Fireman, maybe, with degree in dance SAMBA
Fool parent falling short in current times FATHEAD
Head over after failing to finish chicken dinner? SUPREMO
Hot nuts never wrapped in paper FERVENT
Inconsiderate European stops without vehicle CARELESS
Pass on what sounds like right way to walk PROPAGATE
Poem hit a nerve -- unexpectedly the writer gets dropped THERAVEN
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Prime time for a snack ELEVEN
Redemption meant getting upset about mood ATONEMENT
Regularly assess replacing line in movie about mountains MASSIF
Report that might get Eloise into ELO? NOISE
Rock standard covered by learner besieged by agents FELDSPAR
Row with people entering into cunning deal ARRANGEMENT
Salt duck DRAKE
Select group discovered that man is able to move easily LITHE
Sellers, perhaps, continue GOON
Somewhat like-minded artist EMIN
Support grabbing Matthew's place on the tube TELEVISE
Teen is in broadcast thirty years after swinging? NINETIES
Time card game when discarding hearts in turn TWIST
Town records sound of meditation EPSOM
Useless person expected run, running around very loudly DUFFER