The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,969 - Feb 14 2018

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Clues Answers
A German pacifist securing hearts going to Northern Dutch city EINDHOVEN
A legal graduate has need of rugby players ALLBLACKS
A poet's written about love on a cruise? ABOARD
Bays? A lake has bays ALCOVES
Book falling from stand gets attention EAR
Carry sandwiches for every person with holiday clothes BEACHWEAR
Comment on artist's popularity bearing fruit RAISIN
Cunning involved in some chaos ANARCHY
Daughter is avoiding person uncovered as crazy NUT
Deny most of additional spectators NEGATE
Ear catching business graduate with old complaint LUMBAGO
Experimental justification for the Court of Appeal? TRIALANDERROR
Face slump in contest VISAGE
Failing to retain river in desertification? DRYING
Faint illumination to begin enveloping a lot of land STARLIGHT
Flapping facing pioneer birdman? PIGEONFANCIER
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Gathered playboy oversees racket RAKEDIN
Grouse mostly favoured the day before festival PEEVE
Half-hearted support? Nonsense ROT
I will need a drink when upending warrior SAMURAI
Longed to constrain one to leave American attraction PAINTEDDESERT
Nobody will accept reduced cast and cuts in production of Lear? NONSENSEVERSE
Number of thieves favouring heartless thievery FORTY
One carries hard stones SHINGLE
Peer round unknown atomic particle BARYON
Pop star's names appearing in and around sign? LENNON
Respectable European country having King within a year PUKKA
Seriously offloading the Spanish funds GRAVY
Sharp operation bottling champagne POP
Turn up, finally coming with lots of cash ROLLING
Verse he read in French -- Kipling poem, variable rubbish VILIFY
Zero outlay to secure latest school event? OPENDAY