The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,769 - Dec 21 2021

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An old lime spoiled cut of meat MEDALLION
Appreciation of music breaking tedious routine DREARY
Beef in a liquid under some potato FRIESIAN
Country dancing wasn't grasped by South American native BOTSWANA
Covers torn from work by fine author ORWELL
Daft infant goes on one POTTY
Exercise in flat temporarily stopped PAUSED
Fashionable delicacy, perfect INTACT
Female ultimately dressed by poet in male attire BEARD
Fruit: piece of bread almost sandwiching it CITRUS
Gas inhaled by someone once NEON
Group nearing peak, perhaps, found SETUP
Hunter: one complaining, audibly WHALER
Last of the Georges in hat, black and blue LIVID
Local connection keeping personal TOWNIE
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Muscular aficionado BUFF
One of two still in building is in flat FINALIST
Panel jaded, we hear? BOARD
Prisoner great success in conference POWWOW
Quick -- like a photograph? SNAPPY
Second of threads in novel valid, one sniffing out a story? NEWSHOUND
Secured by clasp, rather loose warm covering HEARTHRUG
Sharp tip on new machinery at the back POINTY
Show without a party REVEL
Side pocket BANK
Spineless blonde YELLOW
State of the US not entirely sensible with criminal offence WISCONSIN
Stupid -- unlike 24 Across? CLUELESS
Underwear gaffe SLIP
What once may have carried people in April and August LANDAU