The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,122 - Aug 30 2023

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And the rest homes primarily make an impression ETCH
Area of potential trouble excited spy HOTSPOT
Be quiet in pursuit of whoever set this trap MESH
Bitter about essence of Captain Scarlet possibly being changed ALTERED
Company call to stop charging everyone for drink ALCOHOL
Domestic appliance -- occasionally diesel power discharges audibly DEEPFREEZE
Drug cheat sprinter remains out after admitting 5 positives at the start DOPER
East European travelling to the west hiding university expert's jewellery, say VALUABLES
Fertilise the garden finally with flush ENRICH
Following journey across lake, promise to leave husband and travel widely GLOBETROT
Host of guests writing cool new number one? INNKEEPER
In a bad temper as container ship heartlessly ignoring cry CANTANKEROUSLY
More or less content to leave partner with the last word assuming terms of joint tenancy alarm you PRETTYMUCH
Note -- first to scale mountain's rising first -- it's close but not that close PLATONIC
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One promoting mobile app for dating's wanting female PROPAGANDIST
Perhaps Joy Division initially escaping loss of status EMOTION
Removed 50 per cent of sign language FARSI
Renault scraping behind Hertz garages in reverse -- duck! ZILCH
Schoolchild's instrument put under stairs in black box? FLIGHTRECORDER
Setting story next to motorway underpass's opening MILIEU
Settle conflict after case of divorce DEFRAY
So gym-culture made Rocky's difficult opponent UGLYCUSTOMER
Stall in the man's Independent gallery HESITATE
Stiff and pompous journalist withdraws support STILT
Supposed to have put on musical in retirement PUTATIVE
Ultimately cuts down long grass SNITCH
Uplifting illicit pill, ecstasy's somewhat oval ELLIPTIC
Woman tempted to tackle North Pole, ordered small jackets ENVELOPES