The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,658 - Jun 9 2021

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A critical point as tuition developed SITUATION
Assumption arising from American chopper on Isle of Man AXIOM
Astonishing time to get in gregarious mimic STARTLING
At risk in Limbo possibly collecting poor ONTHINICE
Boater say by church finds shade HATCH
Butler's real name? In Spain the reserve gets overturned GABLE
Calm reported after gin in swinger's bar? TRAPEZE
Cinders beginning to trust in ugly sister's highlighter? HASHTAG
Country force abandoning upset Afghan GHANA
Cover up Ms Peel's fix DILEMMA
Drop in a right price to settle dispute ARBITRATE
Eminent composer accepting large maiden causes big confusion MAELSTROM
Flight where A-lister, say, carries one bit of luggage STAIRCASE
Got a duck and wept outside old guesthouse? BLOBBED
I serve one pleading at the bar audibly and otherwise stressed BARISTA
Illustrate moving epic tale about cross EXPLICATE
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In absentia wife dashes off for Bacchic orgies, perhaps RITES
Italian e.g. seen wandering about holding zip GENOESE
Kid is initially bitten by reptile, commonly a fierce fighter GLADIATOR
Mike with demands for those essential to cover up? MASKS
No-frills degree, yes just like this BASIC
Otherwise fair introducing note in Latin below INFRA
Pope amongst others is hiding what Swiss lays out FRANC
Puzzled? Ponder in the course of plot BEMUSED
Remaining endlessly cheeky about chap even on vacation PERMANENT
Shady district sparkled within DISHONEST
Short High Street with closure pulled off TERSE
Some fear a chesty cause of discomfort EARACHE
This local revitalised stuff used in yards? SAILCLOTH
Who would judge German city by a river? TRIER
Who's busy undertaking monarch's guard? BEEFEATER
Wrap tool quietly at first SHAWL