The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,229 - Jul 25 2014

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Clues Answers
A way swine butts into recording material CARDBOARD
Arouse love to block evil hostile action INCURSION
Asian city wall has angry guards LHASA
Avoid the computing scene? ESCAPE
Basic uniform, stupid to get torn outside RUDIMENT
Cheesed off after run's left uncovered NAKED
Come into popular hospital weary, on reflection INHERIT
Cutting class, about to go quickly and quietly SNIPPET
Damage agricultural tool scrubbing yard for head of abbey SCATHE
Dance graduate in foreign car LAMBADA
Dead-headed rose, used bladed implement OARED
Doctor hosting private therapy primarily to stop economic decline DOWNTREND
Dull auntie oddly entertained by prisoner INANIMATE
Fungus left over that's used in some brandies MORELLO
Gold that is found in surgical department makes one exuberant EBULLIENT
Harry Houdini, bereft of any ego, struggling HOUND
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In recess, house contains silver idols IMAGES
Initially, angler takes bait and tackle ATTEMPT
King died, pierced by apparently large invader in the garden KNOTWEED
Like some wine poured after halfway through meal? REDDISH
Made respectful gesture, better to welcome in first to turn up CURTSIED
Mythological figure a sailor upset ATLAS
One's embracing and not about to display restraint IRONS
Right routes to block South American's acerbity SURLINESS
Sandwich with fruit, awesome SUBLIME
Shoot from cultivated leeks cut by father and daughter SKEDADDLE
Stunt, parking where taxis park PRANK
Tackled by a biter bizarrely, inform referee ARBITRATE
Take ordinary engineering item OPINION
Uncool fellow's weird when turning up SADDO
Vague posh character twice interrupting nobles, excitedly NEBULOUS
Vessel in reverse to drag fawn KOWTOW