The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 928 - Feb 14 2013

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Clues Answers
Account penned by one biblical character -- for another? JACOB
All initially in the soup, appointing rotten old Russian leader TSAR
All off, one off? STREAKER
Anything but her Labour background? HISTORY
Arrangement to switch all seats marked J perhaps with K NETWORK
At first, really happy to get connected RELATED
Author reads novel about legendary leader among poltroons CHARLESDICKENS
Be an axe murderer -- or make peace? BURYTHEHATCHET
Bridge ace takes journey BESTRIDE
Chaos in a Sicilian city MESSINA
Comfortable thing, right to this point SOFAR
Damned healthy-looking RUDDY
Fish skim over the surface SKATE
Fruit salad to begin with, then fish SHADDOCK
Greatly impress an admirer of the East End? BOWLOVER
Hit on the head -- or nose CONK
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Ill having missed starter, too sweet ICKY
Man, say I do crosswords regularly? ISLE
Mock gemstones in one's shop, well hidden JEER
Opera in state capital only showing second half LULU
Papal authority to have vessels laden with incense, primarily VATICAN
Party elected to kill DOIN
Poison found in medicines, rarely recalled ARSENIC
So save more scrap USELESS
Staunch supporter of a plant STEM
Sweeping movement of men like so? ACROSSTHEBOARD
Tea houses otherwise in place of buns? CHELSEA
Translation of Navaho and Rumanian book OURMANINHAVANA
Tree French author felled? SUMAC
Trifle to be held over a basin PLAYA
US president storing old volume on the next floor up? ABOVE
Wander over to collect unknown civic dignitary MAYOR