The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 966 - Apr 23 2013

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A little insect found in tin SMIDGEN
A tormented figure, I will lead soccer team and cricket side IXION
After losing head, scatters item of clothing TREWS
As for this, it's dispersed in scare ARSENIC
Computer program always operated in reverse? It bears fruit APPLETREE
Condition's calm, once stone's dislodged ILLNESS
Cut-down rifle repelled smearing of oil in battle GALLIPOLI
Drug experience allowed for one of siblings TRIPLET
Gas swallowed up recent arrival NEONATE
Hermit, perhaps, not considering others, adopting hard line in separate instances SHELLFISH
Impressions from assessor brought in by Civil Service CRATERS
Internal flight that's a moving experience? ESCALATOR
Is about to strive to secure gold, showing keys IVORIES
Is coming in half cut, initially, showing quakiness SEISMIC
Make too much of country having finished first OVERSTATE
Minister to walk quietly about PADRE
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Mogul's childhood memory became prominent, supported by friend ROSEBUD
Mounting row about money transfer REMIT
No spare change? That's in character PERSONA
One's slow returning quantity of money, looking embarrassed, keeping pound back DAWDLER
Opening in dance mostly a minor matter BAGATELLE
Opening one No Trumps, I almost entirely enthral Institute INITIAL
Poet's English work rebuffed ELIOT
Quantity of drink and chap's occupying a seat drunkenly TASMANSEA
Reckon those staying will be out of time GUESS
Scavenger's racket meeting with success? DINGO
Shakespearean maid set up as seductive woman NERISSA
Starts to unveil reasonable flair on board? SURFS
Telephone component document's first presented in German, perhaps, and French HANDSET
Treads, perhaps in rags? NEWSTRADE
What makes you unlikely to open up book? RESERVE
Writer is taken aback about retirement fund PENSION