The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 773 - May 17 2012

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A mother's going to American university meeting Harvard's foremost economist ADAMSMITH
Base dipso taken short when imbibing a litre ALKALI
Does what Tom cannot do and gets very cross HASKITTENS
Draw an area for the audience ATTRACT
Enjoy life without a mounting burden -- this can free things up! LAXATIVE
Fellow passenger arriving perhaps in holed vessel COLANDER
Female isn't well, a female with little energy certain not to conk out FAILSAFE
Fix vehicle for Spooner to get going KICKSTART
Follows little girl, being there to offer protection ENSUES
Genuine article turning up outside front of Christie's ECHT
Island's unknown character I found in a Kiwi watering-hole ZANZIBAR
Jock with a sports vehicle coming to a capital city DJAKARTA
Natural liar uses manoeuvres -- it's a game AUSTRALIANRULES
Notice fibre lacking in English soldier who assists senior officer? ADJUTANT
Old character not quite becoming a god THOR
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One has a single tube at home for inserting into wine CLARINET
One having inspiration in the break BREATHER
Organisation's card CLUB
Power brought by rank endlessly leading to anger LEVERAGE
Prepare to have imprisonment but not for the top people DRESS
Report of injuries in this physics unit HERTZ
Rough path gets reported COARSE
Small lake coming into view SLIGHT
Soldiers getting stuck in remained in position taken earlier? RESTORED
Stars in synthetic fabric not cold LYRA
Takes pleasure in his leers naughtily RELISHES
The old woman with dead dog MASTIFF
Tree must be cut that has mark -- a strategic move HACKMATACK
What may show recession's hard -- business at Stansted? HAIRLINE