The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 124 - Apr 7 2009

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A delay held back a sporting event GALA
Boys like Basil, for instance? HERBAL
Candle nearly out, in part of Ireland WICKLOW
Cut off, some island is in her itinerary DISINHERIT
Day in a US prison for person from continent AFRICAN
Do some damage in Chartres cathedral SCATHE
Fabric acceptable for American Indian CHINOOK
Fire up underground worker who asks tough questions? EXAMINER
Group of people exhausted by sudden attack OUTFIT
Hurried to introduce key point, tough and realistic HARDHEADED
Importance of women's crew WEIGHT
Irish writer trapping silly Charlie in futile enterprise WILDGOOSECHASE
It can be unorthodox for assembled ministers CABINET
Kind of guarantee covering all cases that's comforting SECURITYBLANKET
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Like a granny, perhaps, difficult to deal with KNOTTY
Nobody else could be so concerned about personal gains SELFINTERESTED
Not easily disturbed, so unaffected by live wire SHOCKPROOF
OK one form of punishment FINE
Party hard, using lots of staff LABOURINTENSIVE
Plot, with prisoners, a crime CONSPIRACY
Reduce, as cook, disorder in kitchen THICKEN
Resounding blow gets a medal GONG
Run old companies in old-fashioned style ROCOCO
Secretive, taking it back in late RETICENT
Still wild, and in one piece UNBROKEN
They should pay landlord any rent, as arranged, on time TENANTRY
Wise King Edward LEARNED
Yob left before getting dismissed LOUT