The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,247 - Jun 18 2019

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A sailor's heard in criminal acts ASSAULTS
America facing new extremes of climate -- period of reckoning USANCE
Being led astray in fog, is calmer than all the others MILDEST
Bill quickly embracing Maureen by railway PROMONTORY
Confused Homer, apt sadly to make literary blunder MIXEDMETAPHOR
Copper's beginning to advance in energetic case ACCUSATIVE
Curtailed welcome by relative? Anything but a welcoming word! AVAUNT
Devious when there's little support within firm STEELY
Fat should be reduced slightly -- get fruit PLUM
Fish in ditch after river's drained TENCH
Following left-winger it's hard to show old-fashioned faith TROTH
Ghost shortly returning after party and things we cannot name DOODAHS
Governor's office in state that's absorbed region to the west SATRAPY
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Heartless workers' group set up -- not liked by the toffs NONU
Hotel in very very cold French city VICHY
I must follow obvious suggestion OVERTONE
Land suffering from arson attack? ALIGHT
Making the most of wise words, I celebrate MAXIMISING
More spirited female is starting row, putting male off FEISTIER
My sailor is one who hunted whales AHAB
Port taking five hundred and six deliveries? DOVER
Shaft of tool held together by end of nail AXLE
Switzerland is so preserved, against joining in? CANTONED
Who'd caress son struggling to reveal personal plans? SHOWONESCARDS
Wine transported to merchant montrachet
Worker taken on by king, not a good person for Rex? HANDLER