The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,134 - Sep 20 2023

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A slippery character said to have temper ANNEAL
Belligerent husband and wife outside a very old city HAWKISH
Cared-for children initially here possibly? CRECHE
Consequence of engineers attending noisy instruments? REPERCUSSION
Daft things I see, briefly going round island IDIOCIES
Den in city that's defaced in part RATHOLE
Disciple at back of church with a new piece to sing CHANSON
Fear of deity in charge PANIC
Flower under hidden desk SECRETAIRE
Fuddy-duddy individual in revisited starting place? SQUAREONE
Hotel with a bar has times for dances HABANERAS
Joining firm, Gregory perhaps makes a bit of money COPECK
Legal officer favouring region that's kept for top people PROSECUTOR
Like some language that's horrible mostly and preposterous mostly UGRIC
Mistress shifted cheat, one getting in the way CHATELAINE
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Observe as oil splashed round in artistic style BASSORELIEVO
Offer of support given to very big gangster? PROPOSAL
One half of double act was bad; missing sidekick, ultimately STAN
Open country with earth, no river WOLD
Plates of a meal scattered about at home LAMINAE
Protestant suffering enough, but without hint of bitterness HUGUENOT
Saying a solid figure should be put outside small house APHORISM
Second criminal isn't being imprisoned, showing such good character SAINTHOOD
Set up a metal device helping irrigation NORIA
Something extremely small and round implanted into leg PION
Speedier cooking with no unusual pie for special meal SEDER
Spots what sounds like East End carriage? ACNE
Twisted colon? Doubt doctor will make a note of this BLOODCOUNT
Up and about, crying like a frenzied animal REBELLING
Volume measurement of reduced sound from all sides? STEREO