The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 465 - Nov 25 2010

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'It's traditional procedure, OK?' you say RITE
Be careful. It's booby-trapped, according to reports MIND
Catch and it may scratch you NAIL
Deals with blank square, putting in first letter of 'ruffles' FRILLS
Do they undermine the strength of the Army? SAPPERS
Does it warn to keep away from the bull? HORN
Don't, because pursued by wild animal FORBEAR
Drink one may be angling for CHAR
Giving a fabrication to people when there's an estrangement ALIENATION
He hopes to be well-compensated for his investigations PROSPECTOR
In foreign city, can drift into an affaire ROMANCE
In short, rush off. Brush fire spreading BRIEF
Locals having pronouncedly influential connections INNS
Misery of French with their capital destroyed DESPAIR
Miss for only a short time CHILDBRIDE
Object I bumped into, turning ITEM
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Plant shown by book to grow in random fashion BRAMBLE
Providing a cast-iron case is the stock in trade STRONGSUIT
Put off returning again, no longer hungry DEFER
Runt tagging on to mum: terribly prim SHRIMP
Singer collapsed in pain, upset by something eaten GINGERSNAP
Steer you should ignore from herd scattering, wayward REDHERRING
They draw from banks TIERS
They take issue over our being too busy to cope NANNIES
Things worth seeing, you say ... lots SITES
Thinks better, in addendum, to direct elsewhere PREFERS
Tidy up while you ring restaurant for take-out? PUTINORDER
To get cured, he's taking a chance BETTER
Understanding there will be a buffet, with drink RAPPORT
With 'Good', off we went to get a drink PINT
With guard dog, were almost all returning. Stopped being silly GREWUP
With log lever up, showing initiative ENTERPRISE