The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,186 - May 13 2014

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A cakewalk perhaps following almost public excess? OVERABUNDANCE
A point about small part of business is complete skill ADEPTNESS
Amount of power the French male twigs WATTLE
Before child becomes recluse EREMITE
Boss's mistake? Right GAFFER
Cheapest classes of ox get old STEERAGE
Confront European once you get wound up? EYEBALL
Educated version of 'speed of light'? LITERATE
Fall of molten rock flowing over in Italy too AVALANCHE
Fertiliser salt's upset in dark, we hear NITRATE
Fish always found surrounded by fungus MORAYEEL
From sea to river for French variety of grape MERLOT
God's point or spike THORN
Jumping fleas found on foot soldiers -- time for sackcloth and ashes SELFABASEMENT
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Naughty wives left to go swinging SWIVEL
Nautical goo could be forming a clot COAGULATION
Obscure Tories ruined in City ESOTERIC
Organ, say, is restricting in making a jab LUNGEING
Presentation of international sorcerer IMAGE
Primitive man let eel wriggle ELEMENTAL
Rider's position is then terribly bad INTHESADDLE
Spiritual position when one meets one ASANA
Stew faces sir worse for wear, in need of energy FRICASSEE
The Spanish fixture's hot for the last man in? ELEVENTH
This can be elevating or a bore GASBAG
View of a risky investment taking time ASPECT
Voices heard in maelstrom, odd parts obscured by start of snow ALTOS
Wind beginning to enter grave AUSTERE