The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 556 - May 4 2011

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Almost graceless old wrangler GAUCHO
Apply to undo suffrage? DEVOTE
Bring down constant speed CHASTEN
Carefully protect soft sound amid racket COCOON
Company focused on stock performance REP
Crosses border somewhat to the north, to keep occupying OBSESS
English fleet wanting shelter for amphibian EFT
Escape as soon as knight enters lodge ENSCONCE
European arrives to tour New England in rewarding venture EARNER
Everything lacking variation, perhaps lacking depth UNIVERSE
Historic city boundary encloses nobleman briefly FLORENCE
Keeping hospital place, a conscious person who was protected from fire ABEDNEGO
Lack of interest in economic expansion is possible indication of overdraft BOREDOM
Length must overcome any resistance in bolt cutter SCALPEL
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Means to turn right in panic LATHER
Military Cross received by hard-line, versatile unit? STEMCELL
Miserable, sad and moody way the world ends? DOOMSDAY
Most of deposition I transfer legally covers everything for electronics area SILICONVALLEY
Nothing to lie in, dozing maybe achieved without effort ONAPLATE
Nut right next to heart of a tree ANORAK
One unused to early retirement? NIGHTOWL
Rat's special hurtful article laid into old city SPILLTHEBEANS
Rattan pruned in bog CAN
Society who can't abide wavering opposition leaders SHADOWCABINET
Stone left in place in the end LASTLY
Sweet and flowing in poetic source FONDANT
Tory chatter on changes with conflicting effect? TOTHECONTRARY
What's oddly missed in quip taken the wrong way? PUN