The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 779 - May 29 2012

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Clues Answers
Algerian? Wrong. Scotsman? No. Englishman? Famously ELGAR
Animal crate assembled and put in warm covering GREATCOAT
Bird goes off without egg GOOSE
Bit a hole in it beforehand IOTA
Buck up with that pipe REED
Chatted desultorily about soldiers in unit DETACHMENT
Complain of regrettable error in closing section BLEAT
Excited cheering as point is secured by Arsenal's neighbour GREENWICH
Feeling there's a string attached to proposal EMOTION
Go ahead and quietly hand over again PRECEDE
Good heavens! A marble statue of myself! STONEME
Got through prison, badly treated PENETRATED
If you don't mind being very old-fashioned PRITHEE
In Gap, design clothes RAIMENT
Laments few words at end of letter WEEPS
Losing feathers DOWN
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Master with pet whose tail has been docked RABBI
Not bad? A very good animal OKAPI
Peters out when one goes in for break RESPITE
Photograph dressed as a woman that's seen in bed? SNAPDRAGON
Plants bananas Maggie imported NUTMEGS
Quite a number got upset by anaesthetic ALTOGETHER
RAF ace? SERVICE
Reading back letters 5-14 or one of A-G? NOTE
Retiring, procures information about pension fund NESTEGG
Sees what's worth stealing from containers CASES
Speculates gold is found in working these THEORISES
They shoot back after opening to have a drink PISTOLS
Thinking about making a hot drink? MULLING
Trick is to make little sound SLEIGHT
What grandma made, to acquire newest skill? LATESTART
With no score, footballer is unsettled OWING