The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,277 - Aug 8 2019

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Badger taps very filling creeping thing CHIVVY
By heading west, prepare to be accompanied by American flies AVIATES
Climbs down path guarded by defenders BACKTRACKS
Close the writer's books about the writer eating in IMMINENT
Competitor finishing in the lowest place SKIER
Crack in small soft spot -- nothing needs to be bunged up SOLVE
Divine being a convert, someone learning following resistance ARCHANGEL
Exploit entertaining title held by firm DETERMINED
Fixers using what dealer gives one male trapped by craving HANDYMEN
Going far, Liberal doing reshuffles connected with policy LONGDISTANCE
Involved during scam, almost put away INTRICATE
Irregular conclusively swapping sides, shiftily? GUERRILLA
Lounger is unused, to a greater extent IDLER
Lower part of leg, middle part of leg and large bottom KNEEL
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Manoeuvre that makes Wes sew? THREEPOINTTURN
Material gain is sadly demanding all the same EGALITARIANISM
Nice location I found in Loire area? RIVIERA
Night-time air beneficial for smaller people LULLABY
One makes music with quintet -- two of them love getting a lift VIOLIN
Scoff seeing sustenance one in every three sent back EATS
See a picture of victim a GI neutralised in cover-up IMAGINE
Spirit I found in pop, being moved by Cuban music? RUMBAING
Tramp's missing million found in vault ARCH
Was sizzling passage in Bible transposed? SEARED
Where Parisian 26 initially gets admission to upcoming ball BISTRO
White-collar worker's family gathering awfully germy CLERGYMAN
Women only, a disturbing cult with differences about terminology NOMENCLATURE
Work out what's caught by weasel -- gnat numbers seen rising UNTANGLE