The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,177 - Dec 5 2023

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Clues Answers
A change in store at sea? AFLOAT
Angle on figure you'd say? Bony thing COCCYX
Attractive piece in periodical to take home? MAGNET
Brain perhaps working -- there's logic to this ORGANON
Cat dropping on cat -- here's escape option LIFELINE
Chopper's up -- film director coming into London for larks EXALTATION
Confuse dub feel arranged to involve introduction to Dumbo BEFUDDLE
Criminal type exchanging medium for large shellfish LOBSTER
Endless magical event engages worker, like some mysticism TANTRIC
Enthusiasts taking lift to floor STUN
Garlic sauce Danilo Alvim had regularly? AIOLI
Hoax brought to a satisfactory ending CODA
Irritable having mislaid pencil-set SPLENETIC
Machine-gun placed here in comfortable retreat NEST
Mackerel-catcher Romeo drawn into petty quarrel SPRAT
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Metrical patterns in book one friend abroad carries IAMBI
One behind, pull goal back after ball lost LAGGARD
One moving perhaps around Baltic capital sees parakeet BUDGERIGAR
Passionate longing to embrace rising Italian musician LUTIST
Persecuted hill folk shake out hay TORMENTED
Poor to welcome Liberal found wanting in Barnet? BALD
Portuguese saint necking fifty-five shots SALVO
Ready with foil, almost completed wrapping cloth round ENGARDE
Shame of French importing spoilt cigars DISGRACE
Sluggish time kept by Marseillaise composer's son LISTLESS
Stay quiet, taking in speaker and this writer? MORATORIUM
Stop being animated after eating fungus FRUSTRATE
Talk idly about costume -- worry's over knitted undies BALBRIGGAN
Wine boxes, duty free, providing educational experience? CASESTUDY
Wrath associated with posh doctor giving offence UMBRAGE