The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,228 - Jul 24 2014

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Clues Answers
'This plant is yellow,' child is told ORCHID
Bill upset in necklace perhaps causing inflammation CHILBLAIN
Cast off under manoeuvres, keeping low UNMOORED
Devious people, they're often pickled EELS
European takes a risk about providing buildings EDIFICES
Force supporter to get over Tottenham Hotspur taking the lead twice TEETH
Former breakfast pastry is superfluous EXCRESCENT
Gallantry award for 14 spelt out EMCEE
Going west in Spain, St Anthony's cross with warning from Rome to move away from danger EVACUATE
Local man returns to English class able to solve problems with figures NUMERATE
Mark made in red not allowed SCAR
Mellow temperature? It's high for exercising TIGHTISH
My author's terrible port YARMOUTH
Objectively-speaking they died as gangsters THEMOB
Officer and men notice nothing in river COLORADO
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One that supports a parasite horde HOST
Only food emperor chewed: a piece of cake? MONEYFOROLDROPE
Pepper old gangster every so often SEASONAL
Point to or read up what Victorians put in puddings ARROWROOT
Raised space in front of chief journalist EMBOSSED
Remark about German with loyalty COMMITMENT
Representative, following return of my son, cast out acid from vehicle? On the contrary SYMBOLIC
Rising swell American eating soft egg UPSURGE
Short distance in unfinished Italian port is most tidy TRIMMEST
Sign of stone in Italy GEMINI
Socialist rising against little beast is more astute SHREWDER
Talk of cake WAFFLE
Warm heart confused with beginnings of mutual love THERMAL
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