The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 287 - Jan 19 2010

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Absurd behaviour by adult hard to correct in church CHARADE
Accede when told to go ASSENT
Arc-en-ciel formed without a surround ENCIRCLE
As an example my cousin kicked Oriental RELATION
Bishop, outside, is starting to imbibe port BRINDISI
Carved pieces of jewellery turned out bone CAMEOS
Dance's beat and energy TANGO
Defeated but not at first worried EATEN
Diarist reported national assembly DAIL
Diminished by its short linear representation MINUS
Eastern concoction of prime compound EPIMER
End gift after a literary one gets in ABOLITION
Fatuous joke�s Australian GAGA
Genuine manuscript provides fields for study REALMS
It's encouraging one gambling ABETTING
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Libeling criminal in poor health ILLBEING
Magistrate's expression of surprise being put inside CENSOR
Makes fast ship for some Arabs MOORS
Non-metrical hymn may amuse, we hear CANTICLE
One northern bird brought back, chewed -- dead INANIMATE
Order stationery for government document COMMANDPAPER
Person getting diamond waistcoat BODICE
Purees whisked with a hint of vanilla and put on the table SERVEUP
Short Canadian in street SCANT
Short retreat from cryptic domestic animals BACKWARDSTEP
Slick Ron cut smooth tuft from maize CORNSILK
Some altos can be heard in this TOSCA
Stupidly I mangle books to get arrangement in a row ALIGNMENT
Twin adder struck a blow TRADEWIND
Unusual sailor needs constellation with luminance ABNORMAL