The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 308 - Feb 24 2010

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Ambassador, in NATO building, ready for congress ONHEAT
American paired to avoid Democratic general USUAL
Barnet prone to sporadic clamping foremost in centre ETONCROP
Business, changing tack, starts to import lucrative drink COCKTAIL
Buttoned-up old historian briefly outside in rain TACITURN
Classical great, during bow, given this bottle of booze? ARMAGNAC
Cleaner around toilet having brief success FLASHINTHEPAN
Close game, after changeover, ending in terrible weather ENDURE
Cod 'n' chips requires a vegetable SPINACH
Conservationists with green wellies finally enter favourite festival PENTECOST
Cop bust around centre of Hastings -- one's put behind bars OPTIC
Couple (Viennese) embraced for one of Strauss's LEVI
Couple check underneath Italian bread, discarding half ATTACH
Crustacean-like starters in Chinese restaurant served with salt in reserve CRABBY
Entertained parts of Einstein's theory, with rereads periodically EMCEED
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Faultless pub once abandoned 'Time' INNOCENT
Gas money, that's remitted, little man held back for example NITROGEN
Habit of medics to throw up a lot, taking in the basics LABCOAT
Herb moved cigar boxes closer to smell GARLIC
Insect trail on sole inhibits foot DRAGONFLY
Low life periodically harm old Lincoln convertible AMOEBA
Medium embodies such a psychic state MISSOURI
Motor, its outer bearings replaced by amateurs, causes complaint ANGINA
My word is final in Canada, Yankee ISAY
Novel features latterly in Spectator magazine Boris harangued REBECCA
Palace boss abruptly charged a player, then retracted -- it's nothing for millionaire, ultimately ROYALPAVILION
Plant drawn very minute in plan MIMOSA
Soldier eager to ditch latest tense bird PARAKEET
Such style cut by Brando, from the heart, for character of Godfather ITALIAN
Susan vacated long grass SNITCH