The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 681 - Dec 8 2011

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A desire to skip party? Here's an excuse ALIBI
Arranged proper cut in production of eggs in excess numbers OVERPOPULATION
Boat engineers needed after stern lost in journey TRIREME
Body, scientific body, that's brought in as well TORSO
Children supplying zero information in probe PROGENY
Chipped dish and religious book in sack DISMISSAL
Copy the very thing required to intervene in one game's conclusion IMITATE
Curtailed article in post reaching US lawyer, a woman MATHILDA
English literature is primarily too exclusive? ELITIST
Go out in the near future to embrace women SWOON
Gossip from poor player RABBIT
Highly-sexed extremes of rumpy-pumpy? RANDY
I'm second in race -- not very strong at all FLIMSY
It's corn, as manufactured for breakfast item CROISSANT
Line dances, overlooking daughter's attempt ANCESTRY
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Monarch's circling island on covering local area REGIONAL
Nice at sea, with one navy assembled around, having put out INCONVENIENCED
Nice grave vandalised, leading to complaint GRIEVANCE
Not enlightened over everything in Chinese food DIMSUM
Objection at university outside the Italian town BUILTUP
Oppose prisoner getting trial CONTEST
Parking spaces -- store last of trolleys here! LAYBYS
Peak hour activity initially getting highest rating ALPHA
Recalled line, a quote linked to work of verse POETICAL
Selection of books offering some terrific stories, on reflection SCIFI
Soldier despatched on raid by the Spanish SENTINEL
Unchanging in verse, song's not without heart INVARIANT
Unusual volume in very short time turning up, following regular delivery? OVERARM
Velocity and pace with no initial lack of content VAPIDITY
Working with chamber group, going round a province ONTARIO