The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 971 - May 1 2013

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...lacking opener cheap alcohol includes old spirit ETHOS
Announcement of painting perhaps in part of Sistine Chapel? CEILING
Author's abridged 'Fanny Hill'? TROLLOP
Bent missing never-ending hurt ACHED
Bold filly reclined without sweetheart GALLANT
Brief's not professional confining jailbird LACONIC
Brisk stiffener? Get ice chunk... ENERGETIC
Consider perhaps shirtless soldier upped and bolted INVESTIGATE
Corrode coating with time replacing top TARNISH
Drink's consumed when making this TOAST
Everyone therefore having change of heart for fast ALLEGRO
Exhausted compiler upset then quietly getting even EMPTIED
Further fitting to support plug? ADAPTER
Hairstyle with Rasta's head removed knotty problems DEADLOCKS
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High colour to be got in unoccupied sunbed STONED
King's Indian Defence, easy rapid openings for Knight RIDER
Little initially solid information about Blur making comeback SMIDGEN
Loving circulating, taking one out for party ADORING
More unusual stigma's oddly clear SCARCER
Oliver eating end of meal? Not quite! HARDLY
Person's laugh, totally catching thrust ONSLAUGHT
Philadelphia state locks up outlaw PARIAH
Pig's plate overturned ANIMAL
Second little creature needs operation before second large creature TRICERATOPS
Tasty, extremely considerable article almost eaten TOOTHSOME
Topless intimacy with buxom model EXAMPLE
Trade piece taking Queen and check fails, say MERCHANDISE
With respect, Right's always mean with one moving Left REVERENTIAL