The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 281 - Jan 7 2010

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A round venue after course? NINETEENTHHOLE
African bird in a court fluttering TURACO
Band around Greek character mostly involved in disorder? RIOTING
Bird is a decoration sitting in sporty car with volunteers GAMBETTA
Diet followed by a male, small one BANTAM
Dimwit, desperate sort taken in by enticement LURDANE
Disciplined in trade -- like a good apprentice? TRAINED
Dreary record heard in conversation DIALOGUE
Elaborate dish cooked backstage at rep CARPETBAGSTEAK
Horse followed with new success? Noted one MARENGO
Island cut plant in orderly system COSMOS
J Stewart's contemporary occupying office, one offering illumination? ALADDIN
Musical composition a high point among many in stellar group ORATORIO
Obdurate old musical artist ADAMANT
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One in charge of order engaged in fine reasoning APRIORI
Opera showing excited patriot lacking power and lover ILTROVATORE
Places for swimmers? Hold a pair in ground DOLPHINARIA
Priest taken around a nuclear facility REACTOR
Rule ignored in spots remains ASH
Search of fort I twice organised? It's regularly screened CHARIOTSOFFIRE
See in part of Ireland horse GALLOWAY
Short walk around essential feature of hill revealing mayfly TURKEYBROWN
Side on pitch clued in and on form? I'm elated! ONCLOUDNINE
Sign of flexibility book exposed? That's the object END
Small house captured by outlaw in kingdom BHUTAN
Some animals in distance (long gone) FUR
Stiff feel about second security device DEADMANSHANDLE
Support shown during maiden AID