The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 100,005 - Dec 25 2013

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Clues Answers
Beneath middle of column, attach flower LUPIN
Boxing Day food is after a censure ADMONISH
Bury nut finally during extra cold period WINTERTIDE
Challenge authority about first of directives that's cosmetic FACEPOWDER
Court that misrepresented killer CUTTHROAT
Cut right through grotto CARVE
Diabolical figure making Santa tipsy SATAN
Draw spirit back for Scrooge NIGGARD
End series to order REARRANGE
English knave into drink -- something wrong? ERRATUM
Fortunate even then, as poor HEAVENSENT
Get on with the blooming thing, entering the writer's place of worship MONASTERY
God takes to cross-dressing performance PANTO
Identify a wit, perhaps, with name for author MARKTWAIN
It takes a little time to pass very important substance VITAMIN
Item for stuffing -- not a cracker! CHESTNUT
Clues Answers
Jazzy ragtime, a cracker? MAIGRET
King on bed turning up in carol getting a hang-up at Christmas? STOCKING
Middle torn from book, this time? NOEL
Old man almost stopping any deviation ANOMALY
Regularly, Oliver Twist is mentioned in the Queen's Speech? OFTEN
Shocking underwear PANTS
Singers fighting back learn early renaissance song intros WARBLERS
Some Santa in New Mexico pinched by a wife AFEW
Something stuck down the chimney? Santa out of training for starters! SOOT
Something worn for piercing injury by an arachnid HARVESTMAN
Stretched to get present, perhaps? TENSE
Take last of beef, then cut turkey FLOP
Talent has to shine for the audience FLAIR
Two presents unlikely to be found? NOWHERE
Vixen's first mince pie managed to be brought up for Rudolf NUREYEV
Wally oddly claiming sultanate is feminine WOMANLY