The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,301 - Sep 19 2019

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Banish East German Nazi maybe getting detailed east OSTRACISE
Battered pancake almost fixed up outside DECREPIT
Beam pens 'more off-colour' banter RAILLERY
Big-screen agents retaining troops seen in retreat CINEMA
Buried shot inside stronghold FORGOT
Business right to secure house for partner COHORT
Catch one dieting eating nibble, unfilled FASTENER
Cheerless love welcoming Republican DREAR
Combat in Call of Duty's for wimps! COWARDS
Dead old fish covered in batter, oddly OBSOLETE
Flushed if ever I shrink trousers FEVERISH
Following prudish sex this compiler's crude PRIMITIVE
Foreign port otherwise very good knocked back OSAKA
Gemstone in lid of oriental china OPAL
In vacant chippies one batters fish guts CHITTERLINGS
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Lift concrete taking exercise REPEAL
Living provided with English bill uplifted Church BENEFICE
Marry holding empty bouquet being thankful INDEBTED
Miss eating start of meal? Tighten your belt! SKIMP
Obscure girl with thrill for the audience MYSTICAL
Reportedly shrink with restricted girdle WAISTBAND
Restraint remains supporting the French LEASH
Simple cargo for vessel travelling northwards ARTLESS
Sound alarm until danger is over initially AUDIO
Soundly split seat BREECH
Star group playing round festival venue ORION
This compiler's explosive! MINE
Top score before season nearly is over SUMMIT
Upsetting trend Independent's spoken about leader EDITORIAL
Worldly Brits back in chilly island, brown COSMOPOLITAN