The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 563 - May 17 2011

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A thing or two of interest to gossip columnists ITEM
A time of recession, too NOON
Age it takes to straighten things out IRON
Beats by very little in comeback TOPS
Being informed by word of mouth LIPREADING
Burden we'll pay for? ONUS
Calling for a military takeover OCCUPATION
Closes and stamps SEALS
Complimentary to no avail FORNOTHING
Conveys what one does to point out a mistake PUTSACROSS
Doctors' round is so taken up in rumours GOSSIPS
Feasts for land-hungry Americans? SPREADS
First, salt is back on quota RATION
Flower made of cloth? DAMASKROSE
Foreign city resident back in bosom of family LIMA
Go fare free? STARVE
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Many a saintly place and some resorts for sinners? DIVES
Mistakes made by backward s-students SLIPUPS
No. I left after the return game LION
Pronounced superior to hand-held kitchen aid GRATER
Psychologically disturbed, or so you say SICK
Punched hard, dragged off by second SLUGGED
Puts off travelling the slow way SAILS
Sharing the limelight's worth a band following Queen COSTARRING
Shocked when stood up, getting home mad STUNNED
Sit too much, see? UNDERSTAND
Stopped cold, having entered CLOGGED
They sing said number in comeback DIVAS
Trying to find answer to Domingo's 'Shall I dance for you?' NOSING
Unfair at the moment -- and later, perhaps NOTJUSTNOW
Unfortunately lacked time before set about TACKLED
Various forms of reptiles, etc., mutant therein ASPECTS