The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,185 - Feb 28 2019

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A politician getting invited to clear off, being something of a wash-out SHAMPOO
After forty winks, start to exercise the back of the neck NAPE
Art crying out, being the most enthusiastic KEENEST
ASAP he admitted smuggling: what an idiot! SAPHEAD
Dandy Nichols's first husband swallowing arsenic NASH
Farage stripped off underwear at the first hint VESTIGE
Get to grips with Elgar for solving over two pages GRAPPLE
Gold coating covers table PLATEAU
Having been riled, got one's point across NEEDLED
I find a partner to embrace sex and reproduce IMITATE
I must slip out of bespoke tailored garment LEOTARD
In retreat, Hitler besieges tiny state up north, and one further south FLORIDA
In Sahara, steak is getting cooked without any fat (2,4,2,1,4) ASTHINASARAKE
Jan Leeming met disheartened, gnarled old boxer GENTLEMANJIM
Meat for sale, no end of mutton VEAL
Melting pot (crucible) -- Sheffield's foremost -- which contained British Steel PUBLICSECTOR
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Popular's annual inspection I accommodated in the last month DEMOTIC
Post-punk fan came by hotel GOTH
Propose suppressing noise when taken up residence Movedin
Reserve sent out before push NESTEGG
Return at eleven in carriage TAXI
Shiny, small vegetable SLEEK
Singer -- perhaps 16 -- to make the top? SEWINGMACHINE
Study in rush for report READ
Sweet tin disappointingly empty CANDY
They spied regularly in order to get promotion HYPE
Tidy batting line-up INORDER
Tie, top hat de rigueur here once a year ASCOT
Trump's half-time meat pie? FANFARE
Unsightly lump fish brought up, line cut WART
V. Lake's frequent co-star wearing light rubber? ALADDIN
When PM starts to make changes to Bill AMEND