The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,373 - Jan 24 2020

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... want day home! DEARTH
Alumnus, upset, is initially on the blower OBOIST
At the Fringe, Clarabell dominates Bip and Coco? CLOWNS
Francis is sanctified round here ASSISI
Game is pretty empty ISPY
Have no initial issue during pre-Christian dark spells? BLACKMAGIC
In the end it might stabilise what sounds like plain Oriental cooking TAILERON
Just a little festival WHIT
Make new changes, winding back time one does? REEDIT
My boss was up and about to nab it EDITOR
My younger brother, evidently a Capricorn? Ourkid
No longer interested in death and sin OFFEND
Novel handcuff for backsliding lags ROMANACLEF
On subject of people (not US) 2 almost caught THEMATIC
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One dismissed, playing Albion with no backs in the event BIATHLON
One given to singing about criminal business? ATIT
One has succeeded as an American composer IVES
Outside normal working hours, in turn: Mon -- quiz night, Tue -- cinema, Wed -- telly ... EVENINGS
Peep into not so historical centre of poetry LESBOS
Refused to give husband the covers, and quite fierce about it WITHHELD
Relief from stinging clash of heads making rugby forward unable to catch anything? DOCKLEAF
Sign promise to go after week's shifts? WOMENSWEAR
Song performed with not so much feeling NUMBER
Struggle with force during erection of bloody camera attachment! VIEWFINDER
The object of which is to make a line of five men explode GOBANG
Vulgar leader shed some light on accession Afflux
Way of preparing fish that is overseen by UN? Just about MEUNIERE
What's noble about extremely acidic Greek commander? XENOPHON