The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 101 - Dec 31 2023

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... if not overthrown, Charles le roi will imprison this group ORELSE
Above pit, a phrase to encapsulate this? EPITAPH
Almost finished adding new kit in kitchen OVEN
Avoid overhead heater in hotel? On the contrary SHUN
Believe rage will lead to fine SEETHELIGHT
Cold, shivering, frozen too, cuddling maiden in security blanket COMFORTZONE
Duck raised to eat nothing, brave creature LION
Fast beginning with tarts, possibly FLYINGSTART
Female guitarist's figure -- man, that's arresting! SHERIFF
Kilts will fly around if one's pulled up SKILIFT
Leader of 20, assets regularly wasted, overthrown ... TSAR
Lovemaking seen by copper on a cycle -- examined initially and let off EXCUSE
More offensive, seeing that stage knight at the West End NASTIER
Navy's welcomed in company with a double brandy to start -- bit of food's inside CORNCOB
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One living in sea and river who enjoys the ice? SKATER
One's booted out by No.1 hippie destination with 1,000 gatecrashing thrash GOALKICK
Our father will start this petition on Sunday LORDSPRAYER
Pay for model daughter and son, eating close to 9 MAKEAMENDS
Perhaps Syria's represented with me heading up? EMISSARY
Queer Street -- charged, maybe getting comeuppance STRANGE
Rolling broadcast about American sierra, vast country RUSSIA
Source of tough demand with staff cowering at heart? TASKMASTER
Tango with cad, bit of a pig TROTTER
Thing in cooker, topping with grating, we're told HOBBYHORSE
This person, one brought in by Trump, sorted out Yankee corruption IMPURITY
Viewer confronted by guards in imagination MINDSEYE
What every singer needs -- a clue to what the guitarist may be playing! VOCALCORDS
Where we may see seeds winning ONAROLL